Progress Reports: Northern Colorado Variety Field Day
Story and photos courtesy Thad Gourd, Colorado State University The latest efforts to keep the Allium leafminer from disrupting the healthy trade of onions, along with the use of 3-D…
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Onion Shipping Point Prices For Nov. 4, 2019
There has been so little movement in shipping point prices that we could have almost repeated the chart from two weeks ago. Almost. Only Idaho & Malheur County, OR varied…
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Vive Crop Protection Names New Leaders
Vive Crop Protection welcomed two new additions to its leadership team. Dan Bihlmeyer is the new vice president of sales and marketing, and Barbara Hopper is the new chief financial…
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New Shallot Peeler Hits Market
The new Shallot Peeler from M&P Engineering is based the designs of the company’s large and small onion peeling machines. This design means it can top, tail and peel shallots using self…
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NOA Adds Tour to Winter Convention
The National Onion Association (NOA) has added a nursery tour to its winter convention schedule. The convention runs from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7 in Naples. Fla. The bus tour…
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Company Introduces Irrigation Water Optimizer
Precision Laboratories has expanded its offering of irrigation water optimizers with the introduction of Stretta. The product is designed to maintain ideal moisture levels in the plant root zone, leading…
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Idaho Association of Plant Protection – November 6-7
The Idaho Association of Plant Protection (IAPP) has a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, at Canyon Crest in Twin Falls starting at 1 PM going through 5 PM. The meeting…
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Onion Shipping Point Prices For Oct. 21, 2019
A quick glance at the blue column below shows that onion shipping prices are stable. Only two prices changed from last week (actually six days ago since there was no…
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UK Preps for Biennial Onion and Carrot Conference
The UK onion and carrot industries will gather for the biennial UK Onion and Carrot Conference Nov. 20 at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. The agenda includes a series of technical…
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Nyssa-area Grower, 42, Killed while Working on Harvesting Equipment
Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a farmer from the Nyssa area was killed while working on equipment. With cold weather coming quickly growers are rushing to get the…
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