Vidalias Debut, Peru Imports Bow Out
Onion Shipping Point Prices for April 19, 2021 Vidalia onions have started shipping for the season, one dollar lower than last year. Organic Georgia sweets have not made the report…
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Can We Rely on Luck or Skill to Pave Onion’s Road Forward?
By René Hardwick, National Onion Association Director of Public and Industry Relations After the most bizarre year anyone could have ever lived through and appreciated, I sometimes wonder how much…
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AG Talk Tuesday Kicks Off May 4
University of Idaho Extension’s Ag Talk Tuesday sessions will resume May 4 at 11 am MDT for the 2021 season. Ag Talk Tuesdays are live, interactive sessions that focus on agriculture and…
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Survey: How Does Stress Affect Farmers and Ranchers?
The Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP) is conducting a survey on farm stress. The survey results will be used to determine how assistance to farmers and ranchers will be provided…
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Koch Agronomic Services Acquires Compass Minerals’ North American Micronutrient Assets
Koch Agronomic Services, LLC (Koch) reached agreement with Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) to purchase Compass Minerals’ North American micronutrient assets, the global intellectual property rights, with trademarks and patents, and…
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Most Areas Stable in Last Week, but PNW and Mexico Crossings Drop in Last Two
Onion Shipping Point Prices for April 5, 2021 Shipping point prices have been fairly stable in the last week, but some prices in the PNW and Mexico Crossings through South…
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Metam Movement: 40,000 Soil Readings, Five Takeaway Insights
By Kyle Coleman, Director of Marketing and Commercial Development, NovaSource North America More than four years ago, I wouldn’t have predicted the discovery of some assumption-busting revelations about the post-application…
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Wash. Potato & Onion Assoc. Lobbies For No Retroactive Overtime Pay
The Washington State House Appropriations Committee took testimony on March 30, on SB 5172, the ag overtime bill. A lobbyist with the Washington Potato & Onion Association, Diana Carlen, urged the…
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Right Place, Right Time
Story by Denise Keller, Editor Photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher Through the years, Fagerberg Produce has been shifting more and more of its onion business to the retail market. And…
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USDA Seeks Four Nominees for National Organic Standards Board
Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2021 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), a 15-member volunteer advisory board appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, considers public comments and makes recommendations on the National…
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