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The National Onion Association (NOA) has scheduled Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) to speak at its summer convention. Friedmann will make the U.S. trucking industry a…

Added Technology, Transmission Options, and Top-End Horsepower In a press release, John Deere announced some welcome updates to its 2022 model year 5M tractors. The company has added new technology and transmission…

Vidalia onion producers began shipping onions April 19, this year’s official pack date set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee. The pack date is determined…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of $17.2 million for 37 awards in Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates. This program…

By René Hardwick, National Onion Association Director of Public and Industry Relations It’s 2021. Do you see your shadow? Having been cooped up for the better part of the year,…

The Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) has selected John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms in Cobbtown, Georgia, as the 2020 Grower of the Year in recognition of his more than…

Amanda Carson has been promoted to sales manager for the eastern region sales team for Nichino America, Inc.   In her new role, Carson will be responsible for the direction and implementation of the…

For years it’s been relatively easy to measure pollution from, say, a factory. At a factory, there might be just one pipe of waste to measure. Easy enough. But what…

Blaine Bishop recently joined Vive Crop Protection to support Vive Crop Protection’s unique Precision Chemistry products in the Midwest Region.  Bishop was most recently a Product Manager at MFA Inc….