Run it Back
Onion Shipping Point Prices for Jan. 6, 2025 If your NFL team narrowly missed the playoffs this year, you might be thinking they should keep personnel essentially the same, and…
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Apply by Jan. 10: Payment Limitations Increased to $900,000 for Specialty Crop Growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that specialty crop producers have an additional two days to apply for assistance to help offset higher marketing and production costs. Most notably,…
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The NOA Loses Longtime Member
We are sad to report that longtime NOA member Marco Boot passed away over the Christmas holiday. His Lifetime Achievement Award, which his son Patrick Boot accepted on his behalf…
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A Work in Progress: Del Christensen & Sons
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor After nearly a decade working on the farm where his family has grown onions for a quarter century, fourth-generation farmer Damon Christensen is…
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BW Flexible Systems Presents New Palletizer
BW Flexible Systems recently launched the Symach 3500S. This push-type palletizer is designed to deliver high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases. Its stacking cage is…
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Creating and Managing an Effective Farm Team: Research-Backed Tips for Improving Employee Relations
By Alexandra E. Hill, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley Agricultural employers across the country are reporting too few qualified workers…
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The Onion Podcast 26: Ecorobotix ARA Sprayer
Dave Alexander speaks with Jose Marchetti, the business development director for Ecorobotix. They discuss the ARA Precision Sprayer. ARA is an AI-powered ultra-high precision sprayer for vegetable crops.
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Demand Moderate and Markets Steady in All Areas
Onion Shipping Point Prices For December 23, 2024 All onion shipping areas have moderate demand with a steady market. Price changes have been minimal since our last report with the…
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EPA Updates Process for Developing Maps to Protect Endangered Species
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another step to reduce potential impacts to farmers from implementing endangered species protections while continuing to protect endangered species by publishing a process it will…
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Testing Technology
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Zane Beams fields questions at the Seedway booth. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are integrating newer technology into their research systems in…
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