Top 5 Onion World Stories of 2021
Shifting Gears – A grower feature on Four Star Ag Barry Vculek shows the space that was added to Four Star Ag’s packing facility in 2020. The space was needed…
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Onion Demand Continues to Wane
Onion Shipping Point Prices for Dec. 27, 2021 Onion demand in the Columbia Basin and in Idaho has dropped to “fairly light.” Only Western and Central New York posted a…
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Managing Maggots Without Chlorpyrifos
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Oregon State University’s Stuart Reitz reported on the search for alternatives to chlorpyrifos and shares recommendations for maggot management. Growers, researchers, vendors and…
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Setting a Trap
Can Early-Terminated Allium Trap Crops Reduce White Rot Infestations? By Gia Khuong Hoang Hua and Jeremiah Dung, Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Robert Wilson, Agricultural…
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GROWMARK Announces 2022 Essay Contest Winners
Megan Clark of Grand Mound, Iowa, has been named the national winner of the 2022 GROWMARK essay contest for FFA members. The theme of this year’s contest was “What, in…
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It’s Time – Get Involved in the NOA To Do the Onion Industry Proud
By René Hardwick, National Onion Association Director of Public and Industry Relations This new year is sooo welcome. We thought the pandemic was rough! Then 2021 happened. In addition to…
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Quality and Yield: The Golden Combination
By Ben de Nijs, Product Manager, Onions, Hazera Onions are a daily ingredient in the kitchen for many people worldwide. And although an onion is not sold at variety level…
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Seedway Hires New Sales Rep
Donavin Buck has joined Seedway LLC as the sales representative for Washington and Oregon. Previously, Buck worked as the product development specialist with Nipono Native Seed in Yuma, Arizona. Buck…
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When to Water
How Do Irrigation Frequency and Final Irrigation Timing Influence Onion Bacterial Diseases? By Tessa Belo, Gabriel LaHue, Lindsey du Toit and Tim Waters, Washington State University Onion bacterial diseases can…
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Prices Unaffected As Demand Weakens
Onion Shipping Point Prices for Dec. 13, 2021 Onion prices have remained exactly the same over the last two weeks, and the market is steady in all areas despite a…
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