Cull Onion Disposal Deadline March 15
March 15, 2023 is the deadline for disposal of cull onions in Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Owyhee and Washington counties. According to the “Rules Governing the Disposal of Cull Onions…
Read More
Proposed White House Budget Would Increase USDA Funding by 14%
President Biden issued his proposed 2024 budget that would include a 14.3% increase in discretionary funding for USDA to $30.1 billion in FY24. Highlights of the proposed budget include: An…
Read More
B&H Farms, Chase Brannen and Ben Hillard Honored at Vidalia Onion Awards Banquet
B&H Farms was named the 2022 “Grower of the Year” by the Vidalia Onion Committee during its 2022 awards banquet. “We congratulate Chase and Ben of B&H Farms for this fantastic…
Read More
Vidalia Onion Committee Announces Retirement of Long-time Manager
The Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) has announced that its long-time manager, Bob Stafford, has officially retired. His last day as the executive director of the Vidalia Onion Committee was January…
Read More
When Shipments Are High, Market Volatility Is Also High
Onion Market Update Mar. 7, 2023 By John Harris I am just back from the annual D.C. Fly-in with the National Onion Association (NOA). We were there representing the industry…
Read More
Demand Fairly Light in PNW
Onion Shipping Point Prices for March 6, 2023 Both shipping areas from the Pacific Northwest have fairly light demand, and this is not helping prices. In Idaho and Malheur County,…
Read More
Forecast Calls for Slightly Profitable Returns
The 12-month profitability outlook from AgWest Farm Credit, formerly Northwest Farm Credit Services, suggests slightly profitable onion returns. According to the lender’s quarterly Market Snapshot report released in January, profitability…
Read More
Carbon Robotics Honored Among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies
Carbon Robotics, manufacturer of the robotic LaserWeeder, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Carbon Robotics is being recognized for the…
Read More
The Onion Podcast 22: Can Biologicals Work in Large-Scale Agriculture?
On today’s episode Dave speaks with Victoria Marsh. Together they discuss biologicals. What they are, and if they can work in large-scale applications.
Read More
Farmers: Share Your Thoughts on Cover Crops in the National Cover Crop Survey
Farmers are invited to share their thoughts on cover crops in an online survey at bit.ly/CoverCrop23. Why do you plant cover crops…or why don’t you? What do you want to know?…
Read More
