Quality is Key
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Cody Nickoloff checks the quality of Redwing onions in storage. As most onion growers know, quality is key. For CSS Farms in Pasco,…
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President Trump Proclaims March 14 National Ag Day
President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed today as National Ag Day. This year marks the third year that the administration has publicly recognized National Ag Day as a salute to…
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Supplemental Calcium Product Hits Market
Oro Agri has introduced Encourage Nanocal, a liquid, soil-applied product designed to supply onions with readily available calcium during periods of bulb formation. The calcium carbonate particles are milled to…
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The Caribbean: Imports of Fresh Onions, Shallots
By Mark Wocial, Certified Global Business Professional, Wocial & Associates LLC According to estimates found in the U.N. international trade statistics database, imports of fresh onions by countries in the…
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Mycorrhizal Inoculants: Yea or Nay?
The Effects of Mycorrhizal Inoculants on Onion Crops in the Columbia Basin By Louisa Winkler, Lindsey du Toit and Tim Waters, Washington State University In a survey taken at the…
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Shipping Point Prices For February 25
Shippers in Idaho-Malheur County have run out of their high-priced whites, but Columbia Basin is still shipping them at $14.50 to $15 above last year. Mexico crossings through Texas make…
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Germains Improves Seed Treatment
Germains has reformulated its conventional ProFlo treatment for onion seed. ProFlo is a heavy encrustment coating meant to help improve singulation when planted with a vacuum seeder. Encrustments are said…
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Crop Insurance Industry Stable in 2019
By Cindy Zimmerman The latest crop insurance industry outlook shows a stable picture right now, according to a presentation at last week’s Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) annual meeting in San Diego….
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Study: Alliums Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
A study of men and women in China has linked the consumption of alliums with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, a cancer that starts in the colon or the…
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BASF Invests in Alchemist Accelerator to Promote Digital Innovations
◼ Alchemist will fund digital startups driving growth of the chemical industry ◼ BASF accelerates its outreach towards technologies like artificial intelligence, internet of things and robotics BASF Venture Capital…
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