A Message From Michigan – 2024
By Greg Bird, Executive Director, Michigan Onion Committee If you follow onions, you probably know that the Midwest had good onion prices for most of the 2023 crop. The lack…
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Seminis Showcases Short-Day Onions
Texas onion growers were recently invited to explore firsthand a selection of varieties in the Seminis short-day onion portfolio during a field day in Donna, Texas. The event was held…
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Vive Crop Protection Secures Series C Extension Funding
Vive Crop Protection has successfully closed its Series C extension funding round. The investment underscores the growing demand for sustainable agricultural solutions and positions Vive for continued growth and impact…
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Very Good Quality with No Sign of Downward Pressure Yet
By John Harris It’s been a minute since I put out an update. We are in full transition mode currently. Washington and Idaho-Eastern Oregon are getting underway pretty well and…
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Vidalia Onion Industry Remembers Buck Shuman
Benny DeTroy “Buck” Shuman Jr., a pioneer of the Vidalia onion industry and member of the Vidalia Onion Hall of Fame, passed away on May 31 at the age of…
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August 21: MI Onion Trials and Dinner
Michigan Onion Committee is having their annual Twilight Onion Trials and Steak Dinner on August 21 at 6 p.m. The trials are at V&W Farms in the greenhouse and will…
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Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon Now Shipping
San Joaquin Valley, California has run out of onions but Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon has rolled up to pick up the slack. And the Treasure Valley has come in…
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AMVAC Promises Refund to Growers Now Stuck with Dacthal in Wake of EPA Emergency Order
Growers who are stuck with their supplies of the herbicide Dacthal will not be stuck with their stores of the chemical much longer. AMVAC, which makes the herbicide, has promised…
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Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Performance Concerns
All three broad-based measures of farmer sentiment improved in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 8 points to 113, the Index of Current Conditions increased by 10 points to…
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Registration Opens For NOA in Savannah
National Onion Association (NOA) members can now register and book rooms for the NOA convention in Savannah, Georgia, taking place December 8-11, 2024. Savannah is known for its historical sites….
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