Onions
National Onion Association president lobbies for change
Increased participation and advocacy are goals for the National Onion Association’s (NOA) new president. Trustees of the group, which includes more than 500 growers, shippers, packers and suppliers of bulbs, recently elected Wisconsin’s Doug Bulgrin... more »
Vidalia onions’ ship date set in mid-April
The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee recently set the official pack date for what is marketed as “America’s favorite sweet onion.” April 16 is the 2020 official pack date for Vidalia... more »
Skagit Seed Services earns FarMore Vision Award
Skagit Seed Services recently received the FarMore Vision Award for its commitment and contributions to the seed treatment industry. Syngenta presented the award in La Conner, Washington. Owned by Tom and Jack Hulbert, Skagit Seed... more »
California vegetable value goes up while acres down
The value of California’s 2019 utilized vegetable production rose to $7.864 billion, 7.3% above the 2018 value according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Pacific Regional Field Office. Increases in the value of... more »
America’s sweet onion season kicks off in Texas
While onions are available throughout the country year-round, spring is a special time. That’s when America’s sweet onions start coming out of the ground, providing consumers with locally grown, fresh, sweet and crunchy onions for... more »
New York growers face influx of cheap Canadian produce; senators respond
On Feb. 6, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for investigations into unfair trade subsidies to Canadian growers, as New York state onion... more »
Sakata Farms honored as a ‘trailblazer’
Robert Sakata is a firm believer in growers stepping up to the microphone, but he hesitated this spring just before addressing a group of his peers in Colorado agriculture. Sakata Farms – a respected vegetable... more »
Wisconsin man to lead National Onion Association
Wisconsin native Doug Bulgrin has been elected president of the National Onion Association and will serve as the nationwide organization’s chief for the next two years. The National Onion Association was incorporated in 1913 and... more »
