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By Mark Wocial, Certified Global Business Professional, Wocial & Associates LLC The U.S. Census Bureau International Trade Statistics distinguish between not-certified organic and certified organic onion sets for export purposes….

By Chris Cramer and Ivette Guzmán, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University Iris yellow spot (IYS), caused by the Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV), appears as…

Blaine Bishop recently joined Vive Crop Protection as Midwest regional sales manager. Bishop will be supporting distributors, retailers and growers from Wisconsin to Kentucky to drive the awareness and adoption…

Leave the fireworks to the professionals Independence Day is right around the corner, just as a dangerous heat wave has moved through the West. With a heightened fire risk in…

The National Onion Association (NOA) Summer Convention features a fundraising auction each year. All proceeds from the auction help pay to promote onions nationwide.   Members who cannot attend the auction…

Interest in purchasing agricultural land has grown since a coronavirus pandemic-induced slowdown blanketed the land market last spring. Farmers are feeling more financially secure as very strong commodity prices arrived…

Stop the Rot: A National Collaboration to Research, Combat Bacterial Diseases of Onion By Heather MacKay and Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University Onions grow in trial plots at Washington…

Tong Engineering has invested in new powder-coating and shot-blasting systems at its new manufacturing plant in Spilsby, England. The new shot-blasting unit uses a powerful technique to clean the surface…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use…