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Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor A trip home from a summer field day created the perfect excuse for a pit stop in Pasco, Washington, where Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions…

Netherlands-based Restrain has appointed Industrial Ventilation Inc. (IVI) as the exclusive distributor of Restrain’s sprout inhibitor product for the onion market in the U.S. The ethylene-based sprout inhibitor is EPA-approved…

Agricultural producers’ sentiment increased for the second consecutive month, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 5 points to a reading of 115, a 12% increase compared to the…

Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher After BASF’s recent announcement that its Nunhems S7210 Sunions variety will be widely available for growers in the Pacific Northwest and Treasure Valley,…

Jen Doxey has joined Fox Packaging as the company’s new director of sales. She is responsible for overseeing the sales operations of Fox Packaging and Fox Solutions and collaborating with…

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation on November 14 to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits,…

Bayer has partnered with Dollar General to help increase the access that families have to fresh fruits and vegetables. The program provides students in K-12 school districts around the country with…

Three major businesses and organizations have signed on as sponsor partners for a benchmarking study into the use of agricultural biologicals by farmers and growers. The study: “Biologicals: Specialty Crop…