The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are accepting applications for new members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees….
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We went to the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association (PNVA) trade show floor and found a few products and services that we thought would be useful for our listeners. Presented by:…
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Story by Allen Thayer Photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher Russel Frisby with Flying F Inc., near Caldwell, Idaho, grows 550 acres of onions a year. The onion harvest at Flying…
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We switched-up the report this week. Starting now and going forward, there will be dashes (-) in fields that had no changes. Hopefully this makes it less busy and easier…
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Stokes Seeds recently invited growers to Wisconsin to view onion variety test results, storage trial data and new onion varieties from Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Commercial producers from Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and…
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The U.S. House has passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). The bill, sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Mike Simpson (R-ID), now goes to…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has released the 2018 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows more than 99 percent of the samples…
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Scientists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and Washington State University (WSU) are collaborating to survey the soil health of seven specialty crops grown in Washington. Researchers will…
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Onion thrips migrating from onion fields that have recently matured or lodged into unmatured fields can cause their populations to skyrocket. This is especially problematic where onions of differing maturity…
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The demand for onions is moderate in all shipping regions this week and the market is steady in all but a couple. Peru imports are down 50 cents from last…
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