2024 WSU Onion Field Day Recap
The 2024 Washington State University (WSU) Columbia Basin Onion Cultivar Trial evaluated 47 cultivars and lines using three replicate plots. The onions were planted on March 29 in a center-pivot…
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Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Acquires Tiger-Sul Products, LLC
Tessenderlo Kerley is pleased to announce that it has acquired Tiger-Sul Products, LLC, a North American focused provider of sulfur-based fertilizer products, from Platte River Equity. The acquisition closed on November 6,…
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Farmer Sentiment in October Rebounded Ahead of the U.S. Election
By James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture October provided a surprising pre-election bounce in farmer sentiment as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index climbed to 115,…
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Thrips Tips and Maggot Management
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor It was a fairly easy year to control thrips in the Columbia Basin, according to an informal show-of-hands survey by Washington State University’s…
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USDA Awards Over $120 Million to Fund Six Fertilizer Production Projects
The Biden-Harris administration and USDA is awarding over $120 million to fund six fertilizer production projects in Arkansas, California, Illinois, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP),…
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Mexico Buying All Colors and Sizes, Boosting White Market
By John Harris Happy Halloween. How is it possible that October has already come and gone? The good news is that the harvest is finished, and the market has reacted…
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New York Shipping Yellows
Onion Shipping Point Prices For October 28, 2024 The New York onion shipping point area is now delivering onions, but only medium yellows so far. They are at the exact…
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NOA Responds to McDonald’s E.Coli outbreak
National Onion Association (NOA) Executive Vice President Greg Yielding granted interviews with two Denver news outlets to spread the word that onions are safe to eat. According to the CDC,…
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Pyrolysis Progress
Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher sustainability / sə- stā-nə- bi-lə-tē / n : the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby…
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Varieties In Development, On Display
Story by Kris Crookham, Crookham Company Photos by Dave Alexander, publisher A season that started with a cool, wet and windy spring, followed by a long stretch of days with…
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