NOA Goes Social During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic played havoc on a lot of onion farmers. When the National Onion Association (NOA) learned of the trouble many of their growers had with unloading onions previously…
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Vive Crop Protection Expands Staff
Vive Crop Protection has announced the addition of Aristobulo (Tobo) Loaiza as Head of Licensing & Partnerships. Loaiza will be responsible for developing key partnerships with other agrochemical and biological…
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Turbulent Markets Steady and Move Higher
Onion Shipping Point Prices For May 4, 2020 The Corona coaster peaks and valleys of the last month are flattening out. The PNW hasn’t changed at all in a week,…
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Onions Left Off $470M USDA Food Purchase
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on May 4 announced details of $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, in…
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SaniDate 5.0 Proven Effective Against Human Coronavirus
BioSafe Systems has announced that SaniDate 5.0 is effective against Human Coronavirus on hard, non-porous surfaces. A GLP viricidal efficacy study was conducted using SaniDate 5.0 at a rate of…
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Disinfecting Services Offers Power Flush
Disinfecting Services has added Power Flush to its product lineup. With a blend of oxygen-based compounds, including peroxyacetic acid (PAA), the product can be used to clean and flush low-flow…
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Malheur County Culls Have To Be Disposed by March 15
The Pacific Northwest Pest Alert Network is reminding onion producers that the Malheur County Onion Maggot Control order remains in effect until July 1. This order mandates the proper disposal or treatment of…
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NIFA Invests in Rapid Response Research on COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced that it is investing in research on the impact of COVID-19 on American agriculture. Last week, NIFA…
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Coalition Urges Expansion of Trucking Rule
The Pesticide Policy Coalition, of which the NOA is a member, sent this letter urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to relax its regulations on carrier traffic in their…
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Allium Leafminer Is No Minor Inconvenience
Updates From the Northeastern US By Lindsy Iglesias and Brian Nault, Cornell University If you grow onion or other alliums in the northeastern U.S., you might have already heard of…
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