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News December 17, 2024

Precision Sprayer Earns Certification for Reducing Drift

Ecorobotix’s ARA ultra-high precision sprayer has earned special certifications in Germany and the Netherlands for reducing spray drift by up to 95 percent. These certifications allow farmers in those countries…

Events December 12, 2024

Webinar: How to Approach Soil Health Products on December 17

Join Washington State University Extension Agronomist Andy McGuire for a free, in-depth webinar, “How to Approach Soil Health Products,” on December 17th from 12-1 pm PST. More information and registration

Shipping Point Prices December 9, 2024

Same As It Ever Was

Onion Shipping Point Prices For December 9, 2024 The Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime” has a memorable hook which describes onion shipping point prices over the last month,…

News December 6, 2024

Maggots-Be-Gone: An Update on Insecticide Seed Treatment Performance

By Leonardo “Leo” Salgado and Brian Nault, Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University; and Rob Wilson, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Intermountain Research and Extension Center, University of…

News December 3, 2024

Farmer Sentiment Following Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021

Farmer sentiment jumped again in November, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbing 30 points to a reading of 145. This marked the highest level of farmer optimism since May…

Onion Market Update November 26, 2024

Strong White Market May Get Another Bump, Reds and Yellows Steady

Onion Market Update 11/26/2024 By John Harris Happy Thanksgiving week. The older I get, the more I am amazed at how time flies. The weeks are sometimes long, but the…

Shipping Point Prices November 25, 2024

No Onion Price Changes in the Last Week

Onion Shipping Point Prices For November 25, 2024 This is something we don’t see often – shipping point prices from all areas stayed exactly the same over the last week…

News November 20, 2024

Crookham Company Celebrates Successful Seed Season

Story and photos by Kris Crookham, Crookham Company Despite some smoke from wildfires in late summer, it was a good year for growing onion seed in southwest Idaho. This pocket…

News, Products November 18, 2024

Ecorobotix Releases ARA Sprayer Herbicide Savings

Ecorobotix has released collected results on their ARA sprayer that significantly reduces herbicide usage. Data from nearly 3,000 missions in onion fields using the ultra-high precision sprayer reveals nearly 70%…

Shipping Point Prices November 12, 2024

Whites Take a Jump

Onion Shipping Point Prices For November 12, 2024 White onions in the PNW and the Treasure Valley took a nice jump this week. In Columbia Basin, Washington & Umatilla Basin,…