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By Nico Nieuwenhuize, Eqraft Blue Sky Onions in Royal City, Washington, has taken automation and efficiency to new heights in the last few years. The onion grower and packer installed…

Farmer sentiment weakened in June following two months of improvement, as tracked by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer dropped 12 points to 146 from the previous month….

Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday continue to find high prices at the grocery store, based on the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. An Independence Day…

By Dave Alexander, Publisher There is a new player in the Vidalia onion game, but one that is familiar to growers. Crookham Company has two new sweet onion varieties, specifically…

Redox Bio-Nutrients has hired Cora Chandler as the company’s first director of product management. Chandler has been in the agricultural industry for 15 years, including the last seven years carrying…

By John Harris, Owner and Founder, Paradigm Fresh In the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, water is not just an agricultural input—it’s the foundation of survival….

Topcon Agriculture has launched its Value Line Steering option, a new offering aimed at making precision farming accessible for small and medium-sized farming operations. The Value Line Steering system makes advanced…

IPL, a manufacturer of rigid-plastic products, is planning to merge with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of reusable transport packaging. The proposed merger creates an international sustainable packaging producer with a…

By Joy Waite-Cusic, Oregon State University During the Dry Cleaning and Sanitation Workshop, rice was used as a proxy for onions to visualize cross-contamination transfer rates during onion packing activities….

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has opened a $9 million seed health lab in the Netherlands. The facility features technologies for bacterial, fungal and virus disease testing as part of Syngenta’s global…