Onions

Labor Outlook is Uncertain as Usual This Time of Year

Whenever Howard Rosenberg, a Cooperative Extension specialist with the University of California (UC), Berkeley, gives a talk about the agricultural labor outlook in his state, he brings an old bowling ball with him. He tells... more »

2007 Fresh Market Vegetable Production Up 2 Percent from 2006

Fresh market vegetable and melon production for the 24 selected crops estimated in 2007 totaled 494 million cwt., up 2 percent from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvested area covered... more »

Fresh vegetable harvested area down 3 percent from last year

The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh-market vegetables during the winter quarter is forecast at 173,700 acres, down 3 percent from last year. Acreage declined for broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, sweet corn, head... more »

Young Vegetable Growers Ponder Their Futures

The Vegetable Growers News sought the opinions of young vegetable growers to get their perspective on the future of the industry – and their own future aspirations. Paul Ruszkiewicz, 31, is a fourth-generation onion grower... more »

Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle

Pike Place Market turned 100 this year. I didn't know that when I was planning our honeymoon, but it turned out to be a convenient coincidence. It gave me an excuse to write this column.... more »

Sweet Onion Producers in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley and Oregon Vote

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that sweet onion producers in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon voted to continue their federal marketing order program. News Blaze more »

Online Farmers’ Market and CSA Extend the Season Year Round

People who shop at farmers' markets or join CSAs find it frustrating when the flow of local products dries up in the off-season, but so do the growers who sell those products. Randy Treichler, who... more »

Field Study Could Bring Sweet Smell of Success Back for Garlic Growers

The Department of Pesticide Regulation will fund research that could provide California's onion and garlic industry with a natural fungus fighter. YubaNet.com more »

Hall urges USDA loan forgiveness for black dirt onion growers

Congressman John Hall of Dover Plains Tuesday called on the United States Department of Agriculture to forgive any balances on outstanding federal loans that were taken out by onion growers in New York's black dirt... more »