Pennycress is a Good Cover Crop For Midwest Farmers
Soil is a living thing. It sustains life in many ways and plays a vital role in providing us with food, fuel, fiber, and shelter. Therefore, it is important to…
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Onion Market Update for Oct. 5, 2022
Yellow Market Has Lowered, Whites and Reds Steady By John Harris I spent all of last week in Treasure Valley in our Ontario office. It was a great week to…
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Northwest Onion Prices Slide Lower
Onion Shipping Point Prices for October 3, 2022 Yellow onions shipping from Columbia Basin, Wash. and Umatilla Basin, Ore. have dropped an average of $4 in the last two weeks….
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Five Minutes With…
Kay Riley, Retired General Manager, Snake River Produce Company Kay Riley, a familiar face in the onion industry for 43 years, has traded in the packing shed for the golf…
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Field Trials Focus on Food Safety
Could late-season water applications have played a role in the 2020 and 2021 Salmonella outbreaks? Field trials are underway to find out. By Joy Waite-Cusic, Associate Professor of Food Safety…
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FDA Creates a Strategy to Prevent Contaminations in Bulb Onions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking further action to help prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses associated bulb onions through the development of food safety prevention strategies. When…
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Crop-Eating Invasive Stink Bug Habitat Could Expand Greatly With Climate Change
A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink…
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Fairly Light Demand Drops PNW and Idaho Prices; Michigan Now Shipping
Onion Shipping Point Prices for September 19, 2022 In the Columbia Basin, Wash. & Umatilla Basin, Ore., all onions dropped under fairly light demand. Yellows are down $2.67 on average…
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Onion Market Update for Sept. 19, 2022
Overall Market and Demand is Softening Up By John Harris I spent the week in Washington last week doing grower visits. It’s always worth the trip to get to the…
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Onion Disease Quiz: September 2022
Many diseases can affect an onion crop. Correctly identifying the problem is crucial to choosing the proper solution. What is wrong with these onions? Photo A Photo B This material…
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