Some Columbia Basin and Umatilla Basin Onions Start Shipping
Onion Shipping Point Prices for August 8, 2022 Onions out of the PNW started shipping August 1. Whites were available at this time last year, but only jumbos and mediums…
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NOA, Ag Workforce Coalition Calls on Congress to Address Labor Crisis
The National Onion Association (NOA) joined 445 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farmer co-ops on a letter to Senate leaders urging the passage of an agriculture workforce reform bill this Congress. “American…
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Nicholson Machinery Celebrates 50 Years
Farming equipment manufacturer Nicholson Machinery celebrated its 50th anniversary in June. The England-based company designs and manufactures harvesting and processing equipment. Founded in 1972 by David Nicholson, the company remains…
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Does Dew Provide Water to Plants?
Plant life in drier regions rely on an unsuspecting water source One of the prettiest sights first thing in the morning is finding dew droplets on surrounding greenery. During cool…
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Utah Onion Tour on August 9
The Utah Onion Growers Association Summer Tour will be held in Box Elder County this year. Date: Tuesday, Aug. 9 Times: 8:30 to noon (gather 8:30-9 a.m.; leave to fields…
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Southern New Mexico Levels Off, San Joaquin Up and Down
Onion Shipping Point Prices for July 25, 2022 Two weeks ago, yellow onion prices in Southern New Mexico took a bump up, but that increase leveled off this week. Still,…
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NOA, Coalition Oppose Proposed Tax Increases That Could Affect Onion Industry
The National Onion Association (NOA) has joined several organizations opposing two proposed tax increases that would affect small and family owned businesses. The letter urged Congressional leaders not to raise…
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What are Public Food Forests?
Research looks at ways to increase adoption of public food forests in communities Public food forests exist on publicly owned or stewarded land. They are designed to be open to local…
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South Texas Marketing Order Vote Sep. 1-Oct. 3
South Texas onion growers will get a second chance to determine their need for a marketing order assessed on their onions in a second referendum from Sept. 1 – Oct….
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Researchers Identify Novel Species of Pathogenic Bacteria of Onion
While conducting a survey of bacteria in onions, a team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers in Uvalde, Texas, identified a new pathogen, a bacterial species now named for where it was found….
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