July/August 2009
In July/August 2009, Wayne Inaba was on the cover of Onion World. Inaba Produce Farm was a third-generation family farming operation in Wapato, Washington, growing more than a dozen different…
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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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Washington Welcomes W-3008
A field trip to an onion farm and packing shed, along with research updates on some of the onion industry’s greatest challenges were among the items on the agenda for…
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Shipping Point Prices for Feb 12, 2019
Winter weather has played havoc this week with shipping in Central Wisconsin and the Columbia Basin. Hang in there folks. Spring will come eventually. Medium onions, both yellow and white…
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Middle East: Imports of Fresh Onions and US Exports
By Mark Wocial, Certified Global Business Professional, Wocial & Associates LLC According to the U.N. international trade statistics, countries in the Middle East imported approximately 1.3 million metric tons…
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