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The future of the greenhouse vegetable snacking category is brighter than the noonday sun, Chris Veillon believes.

The Packer is seeking supplier input for the Kern County Produce Section.

California’s Kern County produces eight out every 10 carrots grown in the U.S., according to a recent estimate by the University of California, Davis.

The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.

A chilly winter isn’t the worst thing in the world if you’re a Georgia farmer. A cooler December, January and February slowed the growth of broccoli, cauliflower, onions, greens and cabbage, and also brought rain.

Besides labor, the biggest challenges these days are in freight — not just rates, but having the trucks available to carry freight.

Foodservice demand is coming back for Idaho-eastern Oregon onion marketers, but it is complicated.

U.S. onion exports in the 12 months from July 2020 to June 2021 rose 10%, according to new trade numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nyssa, Ore.-based Snake River Produce is gearing up for another Northwest onion season, with plans to offer yellow, red, white and sweet onions from mid-August to early April.

Greenhouses for lettuce and leafy greens are being built at a rapid pace across the U.S. In contrast, in neighboring Mexico there is no similar greenhouse production and in Canada there is very little.