Onions
NOA convention to bring growers, researchers together
Onion growers and researchers are planning to meet together for this year’s National Onion Association (NOA) convention. The Nov. 29-Dec. 2 convention in San Antonio, Texas, will be a joint meeting with the National Allium... more »
G&R Farms’ Pam Dasher, Vidalia onion pioneer, dies
Pam Durrence Dasher, a third-generation Vidalia sweet onion grower and co-owner of G&R Farms in southeast Georgia, has died. She was 79. Dasher died on July 24. Funeral services... more »
Vidalia Onion Committee pairs with Certified Angus Beef
The Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) is partnering with Certified Angus Beef for a social media content series aimed at helping at-home chefs level-up their grilling. Launching this summer, Vidalia onion fans and Certified Angus Beef... more »
Yvonne Morales, longtime Little Bear Produce employee, dies
Yvonne Morales, a longtime Little Bear Produce employee, died on June 20. She was 70. Morales, who joined the Edinburg, Texas, grower and shipper of onions, vegetables and melons... more »
Enza Zaden celebrates breeding success stories
Since 1938, Enza Zaden has been expanding the reach of its seed breeding to include countries all over the world. Eighty-five years later, the company employs more than 2,000 people, and reinvests 30% of sales... more »
Balchem wins organic foliar products registrations for vegetables
Balchem Plant Nutrition has received registration for two organic foliar products that can aid growers of organic fruit and vegetables. The new product combinations provide convenient and safe solutions for organic fruit and vegetable growers,... more »
G&R Farms releases Vidalia onion cookbook, partners with cornhole group
Third-generation Vidalia onion grower G&R Farms is partnering with the American Cornhole Organization. The promotion includes a cookbook, “Acing Summer Flavors,” and will culminate in an online showcase of athlete profiles at the American Cornhole... more »
South Texas Onion Committee promotes Texas 1015 brand strategy
The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is busy promoting Texas 1015 Sweet Onions (TX1015). This spring, a U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture... more »
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