Interest in purchasing agricultural land has grown since a coronavirus pandemic-induced slowdown blanketed the land market last spring. Farmers are feeling more financially secure as very strong commodity prices arrived…

Stop the Rot: A National Collaboration to Research, Combat Bacterial Diseases of Onion By Heather MacKay and Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University Onions grow in trial plots at Washington…

Tong Engineering has invested in new powder-coating and shot-blasting systems at its new manufacturing plant in Spilsby, England. The new shot-blasting unit uses a powerful technique to clean the surface…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use…

BioSafe Systems has a webinar scheduled for June 29 at 9 a.m. PT. The webinar will cover soil ecology and plant health. The panel guests are: Robin RossCo-Owner, Science and…

AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection has received approval from the U.S. EPA. AZterknot combines the benefits of biologicals with the performance of chemistry and the ease of Allosperse to…

Eqraft, a Netherlands-based company, has installed its first optical onion grader on U.S. soil. The newly installed Eqrader went in at Big O Farms in Elba, New York, four years…

Agri-Stor Companies Agri-Star Control Panel www.agri-stor.com Agri-Stor Companies helps growers take control of their onion storage with Gellert’s Agri-Star Control Panel. Since 1964, Agri-Stor has designed and sold thousands of…

Mitchell Young is filling the newly created position of long-day onion product manager for the American Takii vegetable division. Young has worked for American Takii since 2013. Prior to joining…