Onions 52 Kicks off Fall Onion Season in Northwest
Onions 52 has officially kicked off its fall onion season in Washington state and Utah. With demand for new crop onions exceedingly high, it has been a busy start to the season. …
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A&M Farms Initiates a Recall Of Specific Little Bear Brand Whole Vidalia Onions Sold by the Pound at Retail Because of Possible Health Risk
A&M Farms of Lyons, Georgia, is voluntarily recalling select whole Vidalia onions packed on one pack line between June 20 – June 23, 2022, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. …
Walt Dasher of G&R Farms Awarded 2022 Honorary State FFA Degree at Annual Georgia State FFA Convention
During the 2022 annual Georgia State FFA Convention, Walt Dasher of G&R Farms in Glennville, GA was awarded an Honorary Degree from the Georgia State FFA Association. This award is bestowed upon those deserving for their demonstration of outstanding service to agricultural education and Georgia FFA. …
Opportunity Mapping for Horticultural Waste Streams
Approximately 74% of Canadian fruits and vegetables are wasted before they reach consumers for a myriad of reasons. To tackle this issue and help increase the industry’s environmental sustainability, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) examined underutilized waste streams for the top seven Canadian produce crops including potatoes, apples, field tomatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, greenhouse cucumbers, onions and carrots and identified the range of opportunities for managing these by-products. …
USDA to Conduct Vote on South Texas Onion Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will conduct another referendum among South Texas onion producers to determine their level of support for continuing their federal marketing order. …
