Western Onions Still Going Up, Michigan Now Shipping
Onion Shipping Point Prices for October 4, 2021 Onions in the Columbia Basin and Idaho/Malheur shipping areas continue on a tear. In Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, prices have risen…
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Key Technology Upgrades Digital Sorter
Key Technology has introduced its VERYX 2.0 line of digital sorters suitable for onion dices and slices. The machines feature a new mechanical layout, next-generation LED illumination, enhanced laser scanner…
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Idaho Association of Plant Protection Meeting Nov. 3-4
The 2021 annual meeting of the Idaho Association of Plant Protection will be held in Burley, ID, at the Best Western Inn & Convention Center on November 3rd and 4th. The conference…
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Corteva Agriscience Among First to Leverage Agile Mobile Robots to Walk Row Crops
Corteva Agriscience is working to take agricultural robotics to new heights using a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics. The company is among the first in agriculture to use this agile…
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Finding His Voice
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor It would be hard to argue that Jared Gutierrez hasn’t stepped up to the plate this year. As general manager of Columbia Basin…
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PNVA Annual Conference Opens Registration
The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association (PNVA) Annual Conference and Trade Show will be back to an in-person event on November 17-18, 2021. Per Washington State Mandate – Masks will be…
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Applications Now Open to Compete for $250,000 in AgSharks Pitch Competition
Fourth-annual AgSharks Competition will provide agtech startups exclusive access to produce leaders and funding to advance innovative solutions for the agriculture sector Western Growers (WG) and S2G Ventures are now…
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Trevino Nominated as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at USTR
President Biden has nominated Elaine Trevino to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the Unites States Trade Representative (USTR). Trevino is currently the President of the Almond Alliance of…
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USDA Invests $700 Million in Grants For Farm Workers Impacted by COVID-19
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program to help farmworkers and…
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Supply Wanes in Some Areas With Mostly Moderate Demand
Onion Shipping Point Prices for September 7, 2021 Central Wisconsin has started to ship yellow onions with an average price $2.44 over 2020. Meanwhile, southern U.S. onions have run out…
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