Corona Coaster Makes for a Wild Ride
Onion Shipping Point Prices For April 20, 2020 The ups and downs of the COVID-19 roller coaster is still making its mark on onion prices and most likely will for…
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New Tong All-Electric E-TIP Box Tipper
Tong Engineering has announced the latest addition to its recent series of new product developments, with the launch of a new, all-electric box tipper; the E-TIP. The next generation E-TIP…
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Food Can be Diverted From Restaurants to Retail for 60 Days
USDA is exercising enforcement discretion for a temporary period to provide labeling flexibilities to the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements and allow the re-distribution of food products intended for foodservice to…
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Deere Making Face Shields for Health-care Workers
John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, announced today it is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding…
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NOA, Others Seek $5 Billion Produce Market Stabilization Fund
The National Onion Association (NOA) has signed onto a letter urging the USDA to develop a $5 billion Produce Market Stabilization Fund to help U.S. produce growers and shippers, and…
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Panic Buying Slows, Prices Tumble
Onion Shipping Point Prices For April 6, 2020 Michigan and Central Wisconsin have dropped off the shipping report, leaving only four areas. Vidalia will start shipping April 16. The surge…
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Company Cuts Into Market With New Slicer
FAM recently unveiled its new V-belt slicing machine, the Volantis. The machine is suited for the transverse slicing of a wide range of vegetables and can cut onions in slices…
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Used Carrot Harvesters for Sale
Jamor Farms in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba has retired from growing carrots, parsnips, horse radish and red beets and is selling off its equipment. Four carrot harvesters and one horse radish harvester are…
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NOA Urges SBA to Include Ag Businesses in Disaster Loan Program
The National Onion Association joined 30 agriculture organizations and businesses yesterday calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to include agricultural businesses in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, as intended…
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CARES Act Allocates $350B to Small Business
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program,…
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