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Texas onion growers expect good season despite acreage decline
Favorable planting and growing conditions have onion growers and shippers in South Texas anticipating a timely start and smooth season in 2020.
September 23, 2022 01:49 PM
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Organic onions hold on in South Texas
Organics are still a niche category in the Texas onion business, but they still grow — and sell, suppliers say.
September 23, 2022 01:49 PM
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The Onion House sees lower acreage
The Weslaco, Texas-based Onion House has fewer acres planted this year than last, said Don Ed Holmes, owner.
September 23, 2022 01:49 PM
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South Tex Organics boosts onion acres slightly
Acreage is up this year at Mission, Texas-based organic onion grower-shipper South Tex Organics LLC.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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South Texas onion committee adds website
The South Texas Onion Committee has developed www.tx1015.com, a website devoted to South Texas-grown onions.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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Courtesy Mike Pirrone Produce Inc. Matt DeBlouw, president of Mike Pirrone Produce, checks out a kale field. He expects a strong year for kale and the company’s other crops.
Produce Crops
Cold, rainy weather forces delays on Michigan’s crops
A lingering cold and rainy season had grower-shippers in Michigan waiting a little longer than normal this year to get their summer deals going.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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Washington-Oregon onions plentiful after slightly late start
Buyers can expect ample onion volumes out of Washington and Oregon this year, suppliers say.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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Wisconsin spud suppliers eye retail amidst COVID pandemic
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has not slowed Wisconsin’s potato industry, said Dana Rady, of the Antigo-based Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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High expectations for Wisconsin potato grower-shippers
Wisconsin potato grower-shippers seemed to be headed into a healthy market as they prepared to dig their first new-crop spuds.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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Wisconsin’s organic potatoes got early boost from pandemic
Organic potato sales out of Wisconsin got an early booster shot from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, although sales later leveled off, suppliers said.
September 23, 2022 01:48 PM
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