New Grants For Veteran Farmers
Farmer Veteran Coalition announces its 2021 grant application is open through February 14th One piece of equipment changed it all.Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, served in the Marine Corps. After…
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BioSafe Starts New Year With New Product
BioSafe Systems has introduced CalOxFT, an advanced liquid nutritional and crop enhancement product for a wide range of crops including onions. The patented CaT technology in CalOx FT is meant to improve calcium…
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Lender Predicts Breakeven Returns in Onions
The 12-month outlook calls for “breakeven returns,” according to Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly Market Snapshot report published in early January. “Supply and demand indicate prices could increase, yet producers…
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Sakata Seed America Increases Food Donations to Yolo Food Bank
Sakata Seed America, through its Woodland Innovation Center, significantly increased the volume of fresh produce donations to the Yolo Food Bank in Woodland, CA. “Sakata Seed has been an amazing…
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GROWMARK Announces Agricultural Scholarship Program
The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- or four-year degrees or trade school certification in an agriculture-related…
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New Accounting Solution For Farmers
Traction has launched a new cloud-based farm accounting application. This first release gives farmers an easy way to manage their day-to-day cash accounting transactions from any connected device including phones and…
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PNW Whites Get a Bump
Onion Shipping Point Prices for January 11, 2020 White onions in the Columbia Basin, Washington, and Umatilla Basin, Oregon, are up 50 cents from a week ago and a full…
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Researchers Look for Grower Input, Participation
Researchers in Colorado and California are submitting proposals for funding to collaborate with growers in both states to identify and quantify risk profiles for various pre- and post-harvest onion practices….
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Shank or Irrigate?
Evaluating Methods of Application of Metam Sodium for Onion Production in the Columbia Basin By Lindsey du Toit, Plant Pathologist, and Tim Waters, Regional Vegetable Extension Specialist, Washington State University…
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Shifting Gears
Story by Denise Keller, Editor Photos courtesy Four Star Ag Barry Vculek stands in front of Four Star Ag’s newly acquired consumer package machine, which was added to accommodate the…
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