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By Kristie Buckland, Vegetable and Specialty Seed Crop Extension Specialist, Oregon State University   With the constant threat of thrips in onion production and the increasing challenge of managing the…

Fox Packaging opened a new printing facility in McAllen, Texas, in March. With the new 32,000-square-foot facility’s increased space and state-of-the-art printing and conversion equipment, the company expects to increase…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited Brighton, Colorado onion grower Sakata Farms on May 15. The visit was part of Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour. The visit featured a labor…

Two farmers from North Dakota utilized their engineering backgrounds to develop a product to eliminate mud-plugged planter and air seeder wheels in wet conditions and to prevent tire wear in…

By Michael Larose, Agrichemical Segment Manager, BioSafe Systems   Ask an onion grower what he fears most, and he will probably tell you a bacterial rot outbreak in his fields….

Apply Bactericide/Fungicide Now A strong thunderstorm with high winds and hail crossed through parts of the Treasure Valley in southwest Idaho Sunday evening. According to the National Weather Service, it went from Nyssa…

Leading supplier of flexible packaging solutions, Fox Packaging is proud to announce the launch of its Display-Ready Packaging eBook. With this downloadable resource, produce brands and retailers will gain knowledge on reaching millennial…

Carleton Farms in Merrill, Oregon is having a public auction on Wednesday, May 23 at 10 a.m. The auction is live or online and has no minimums or reserves. Hosted by…

The USDA announced that it will reestablish the charter for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) and seeks nominations to fill all 25 positions on the FVIAC. FVIAC was…

Morgan Hill, CA, April 2018 – Sakata Seed America recently announced the launch of its new, mobile-responsive website for the vegetable side of their business. The organizational structure of the…