onions
Robots helping to ease labor issues in Vidalia onion sorting
Robotics are involved in a trial helping sort onions on Georgia farms, helping ease labor shortages in time for this year’s Vidalia sweet onion harv... continue reading »
Georgia onion grower names new sales manager
Georgia Vidalia onion grower G&R Farms has added an industry veteran as its new sales manager. Rawls Neville began his new position April 1. Ne... continue reading »
Arrigoni releases breathable textile crop cover to protect against frost
Onions, leeks and potatoes are vulnerable to low temperatures. Frost causes major damage to young stems and bulbs and may jeopardize the growing cycle... continue reading »
TOMRA adds SmartGrade to Spectrim packing platform
The new SmartGrade system puts the packhouse in complete control of grading with such accuracy that it is able to pack fruit to maximize sales by matc... continue reading »
More commodities added to Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Aug. 11 that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)... continue reading »
Onion recall expanded to include ready-to-eat products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poul... continue reading »
Onions recalled by Thomson International due to possible salmonella link
Thomson International Inc. of Bakersfield, California, has recalled red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions shipped from May 1, 2020 through the ... continue reading »
Ontario potato farm EarthFresh Farms adding packing plant in Georgia
EarthFresh Farms, an Ontario-based farming operation, is expanding to the U.S. with a 140,000-square-foot advanced technological packing plant in the ... continue reading »
JBT unveils new onion, bell pepper processing equipment
JBT Corporation has announced the launch of two systems from its FTNON fresh-cut machinery business that have been designed for bell pepper and onion... continue reading »
Cutting Down to Size: New developments in onion peeling technology, equipment
In today’s competitive market, acquiring and retaining customers can be tough. At the processing level, reducing costs and delivering product of the... continue reading »
