Same As It Ever Was
Onion Shipping Point Prices For December 9, 2024 The Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime” has a memorable hook which describes onion shipping point prices over the last month,…
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Maggots-Be-Gone: An Update on Insecticide Seed Treatment Performance
By Leonardo “Leo” Salgado and Brian Nault, Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University; and Rob Wilson, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Intermountain Research and Extension Center, University of…
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Farmer Sentiment Following Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021
Farmer sentiment jumped again in November, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbing 30 points to a reading of 145. This marked the highest level of farmer optimism since May…
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Strong White Market May Get Another Bump, Reds and Yellows Steady
Onion Market Update 11/26/2024 By John Harris Happy Thanksgiving week. The older I get, the more I am amazed at how time flies. The weeks are sometimes long, but the…
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No Onion Price Changes in the Last Week
Onion Shipping Point Prices For November 25, 2024 This is something we don’t see often – shipping point prices from all areas stayed exactly the same over the last week…
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Crookham Company Celebrates Successful Seed Season
Story and photos by Kris Crookham, Crookham Company Despite some smoke from wildfires in late summer, it was a good year for growing onion seed in southwest Idaho. This pocket…
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Ecorobotix Releases ARA Sprayer Herbicide Savings
Ecorobotix has released collected results on their ARA sprayer that significantly reduces herbicide usage. Data from nearly 3,000 missions in onion fields using the ultra-high precision sprayer reveals nearly 70%…
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Whites Take a Jump
Onion Shipping Point Prices For November 12, 2024 White onions in the PNW and the Treasure Valley took a nice jump this week. In Columbia Basin, Washington & Umatilla Basin,…
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Turning Onion Skins Into Sustainable Packaging
In both the food industry and households alike, onion skins are typically viewed as waste, as they’re not fit for consumption. Although some creative uses for onion peels exist –…
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Strong Thanksgiving Push In Full Swing
Onion Market Update for Nov. 11, 2024 By John Harris November is here and the Thanksgiving push seems to be in full swing this week. A lot of shipments will…
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