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BioSafe Systems has introduced CalOxFT, an advanced liquid nutritional and crop enhancement product for a wide range of crops including onions. The patented CaT technology in CalOx FT is meant to improve calcium…

The 12-month outlook calls for “breakeven returns,” according to Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly Market Snapshot report published in early January. “Supply and demand indicate prices could increase, yet producers…

Sakata Seed America, through its Woodland Innovation Center, significantly increased the volume of fresh produce donations to the Yolo Food Bank in Woodland, CA. “Sakata Seed has been an amazing…

The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- or four-year degrees or trade school certification in an agriculture-related…

Researchers in Colorado and California are submitting proposals for funding to collaborate with growers in both states to identify and quantify risk profiles for various pre- and post-harvest onion practices….

Evaluating Methods of Application of Metam Sodium for Onion Production in the Columbia Basin By Lindsey du Toit, Plant Pathologist, and Tim Waters, Regional Vegetable Extension Specialist, Washington State University…

A new app designed for better thrips management is in the works at Cornell University. Onion researchers at Cornell received nearly $100,000 from the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program. The funding…

A national team of food safety researchers is working on a USDA-funded project to help support the produce industry in managing food safety risks. Growers, packers, buyers, consultants, suppliers, educators,…