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Gowan Seed Company Chualar, California 831.596.1900

Seedway Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Dean Cotton 717.367.1075

Clifton Seeds Moravia, New York Mark Upton 315.604.1098

Seminova Quebec, Canada Cesar Chlela 877.337.8423

Rispens Seeds, Inc. Beecher, Illinois Ross Rispens 708.712.3332

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Table of Contents Magazines For Maximum Yield

ONION WORLD Volume 34, Number 7

November 2018

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Hazera Highlights New Hybrids

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Hazera California Open Days

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here are a lot of moving parts involved in growing and marketing an onion crop - from needing the right products to protect your crop from pests and pathogens to having the right equipment to efficiently navigate the season. For most growers, packers and shippers, this translates into a constant todo list, shopping list and wish list. Whether your list has you searching for a new harvester or just some innovative irrigation equipment, you’ll find a comprehensive list of suppliers in Onion World’s 2019 Buyers’ Guide. Think of the following pages as your rolodex of resources available to help you enjoy a successful season, from seed to storage.

CROP INPUTS ........................... 7 Fertilizers/Growth Promoters Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides/Pesticides/Fumigants Microbials & Biostimulants

EQUIPMENT ............................. 8 Bagging/Packaging Chemical Applicators Covers Extraction Handling Harvesters/Harvesting Lifters Loaders Planters Processing Scales/Weighing Sizing/Sorting Tillage Toppers/Tailers Windrowers

MISCELLANEOUS ..................... 18 Consulting Labs Irrigation Pollination Covers

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PARTS ................................... 18 Belting/Chain Pinch Rolls Wear Parts

SEED ......................................20 Onion Seed Seed Cages Seed Treatments Organic Seed Treatments Seed Coating/Pelleting Seed Films/Seed Priming

SHIPPERS ................................. 22 STORAGE ................................... 23 Bins Construction Dehumidifying Equipment Refrigeration & Cooling Temperature Monitoring Ventilation/Humidification

CROP INPUTS FERTILIZERS & GROWTH PROMOTERS

INSECTICIDES PESTICIDES FUMIGANTS

Agro-K

8030 Main Street, NE Minneapolis, MN 55432-1844 (763) 780-4116 www.agro-k.com SYSSTEM SeaCal

AgroLiquid

3055 W. M-21 St. Johns, MI 48879 (800) 678-9029 www.agroliquid.com Sure-K

C.S.I. Chemical Corp

P.O. Box 39, Bondurant, IA 50035 (800) 247-2480 or Walt Grigg (509) 952-7558 www.nutri-cal.com Nutri-Cal: The calcium solution

Syngenta

410 Swing Road P.O. Box 18300 Greensboro, NC 27409 Syngenta Customer Center (866) SYNGENT(A) (796-4368)

Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit www. syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Syngenta and www.twitter.com/SyngentaUS.

HERBICIDES Redox

130 S 100 W Burley, ID 83318 (208) 678-2610 www.redoxchem.com

Redox is a specialty nutrient company that focuses on 6 solutions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; root development, environmental oxidative stress, yield, salinity management, soil moisture management, and crop quality.

Verdesian

www.vlsci.com

BioSafe Systems

22 Meadow Street East Hartford, CT 06108 (888) 273-3088 or (860) 290-8890 www.biosafesystems.com Axxe broad spectrum herbicide

Corteva Agriscience

BioSafe Systems

22 Meadow Street East Hartford, CT 06108 (888) 273-3088 or (860) 290-8890 www.biosafesystems.com

OxiDate 2.0 Foliar Bactericide/Fungicide (OMRI), TerraClean 5.0 Soil Bactericide/ Fungicide (OMRI), PVent Biological Fungicide (OMRI), PerCarb Bactericide/Fungicide (OMRI), TerraStart Bactericide/Fungicide

Corteva Agriscience Indianapolis, IN www.corteva.com

DuPont Fontelis fungicide DuPont Tanos fungicide Dithane F-45 fungicide

22 Meadow Street East Hartford, CT 06108 (888) 273-3088 or (860) 290-8890 www.biosafesystems.com

AzaGuard Insecticide/Nematicide (OMRI) BioCeres WP Insecticide (OMRI)

Certis, USA

9145 Guilford Road, Suite 175 Columbia, MD 21046 (800) 250-5024 www.certisusa.com

MeloCon WG Biological Nematicide

Corteva Agriscience Indianapolis, IN www.corteva.com

Radiant insecticide Lorsban Advanced insecticide DuPont Lannate LV insecticide DuPont Vydate L insecticide/nematicide Telone soil fumigant

Gowan USA

(800) 883-1844 www.gowanco.com

Aza-Direct botanical insecticide

Indianapolis, IN www.corteva.com

Goal 2XL herbicide GoalTender herbicide

The Nutrient Use Efficiency People

FUNGICIDES

BioSafe Systems

Syngenta

410 Swing Road P.O. Box 18300 Greensboro, NC 27409 Syngenta Customer Center (866) SYNGENT(A) (796-4368)

Syngenta

410 Swing Road P.O. Box 18300 Greensboro, NC 27409 Syngenta Customer Center (866) SYNGENT(A) (796-4368)

Trident Ag Products

360-225-3588 www.TridentAg.com www.StrikeFumigants.com Strike soil fumigants

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EQUIPMENT BAGGING/PACKAGING/ PACKING/PALLETIZING Chinook Equipment Inc.

P.O. Box 15554, Boise, ID 83715 (208) 331-1126 chinookequipment@gmail.com www.chinookequipment.com

Agrinos

Julio Lozano (956) 543-4321 Darrell Thorpe (352) 483-6569 www.agrinos.com

iNvigorate, B Sure Highly effective biological products that can deliver greater crop yields, higher quality and increased ROI.

Fox Packaging

2200 Fox Drive, McAllen, TX 78504 (956) 682-6176 info@foxbag.com www.foxbag.com

Fox Packaging manufactures innovative, flexible packaging solutions that extend product shelf-life, showcase the natural beauty of the product, provide a great foundation for design and streamline operations

Eqraft

Baxmatic 100% Fully-automated Bagger, Sewing Lane, Bag Laser Printing, Jumbo Bag Fillers, Bin Fillers, intermachine communication

Ernst Roll Sizer

P.O. Box 70155 Bakersfield, CA 93387 (661) 831-7553 ernstmfg@aol.com

Sizers, sorters, conveyors, bin dumpers, complete lines

Fox Solutions

Texas Location: 2200 Fox Drive, McAllen, TX 78504 (956) 682-6176 New York Location: 210 Walnut Street, Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 201-1632 info@foxbag.com www.solutionsbyfox.com

Fox Solutions sets the standard for equipment quality and safety with full stainless steel construction and comprehensive pack line solutions, partnering with best-in-class equipment brands including Newtec, Haith and C-Pack

Garner-Lanfeld Packaging

P.O. Box 1386, Roseville, CA 95678 Peter Garner Cell: (916) 952-0992, pbg45@earthlink.net Al Lanfeld Cell: (213) 369-4449, Alvlan@aol.com

The NUTRI-CAL Difference Unlocking The Key To Calcium Visit our Web site: www.nutri-cal.com INCREASES OVERALL ONION YIELD

PROVIDES LONGER STORAGE QUALITY • REDUCES INTERNAL DEFECTS AND WEIGHT LOSS

Western States

509-952-7558 Kent Wasden 208-390-7878 Call Walt Grigg at 8

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EQUIPMENT CHEMICAL APPLICATORS Greentronics, Inc.

75 Arthur Street North Elmira, ON N3B 2A1 (519) 669-4698 www.greentronics.com

RiteWeight In-line Conveyor System

Haines Equipment, Inc.

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 HainesInc@aol.com Baggers/fillers

ThorPack

W6788 5th Avenue Road Bryant, WI 54418 (715) 627-7333 www.thorpack.com

Top Air, Inc.

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag Vertical elevators

JDC Automated Packing Solutions 3983 E. Pine Ave., Ste. 100 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 577-5375 www.jdcpacking.com

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com Baggers

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

P.O. Box 364, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 526-6199 (888) 742-6199 Sgaequip.com - Youtube.com/sgaequip Sgefreshcut.com - Youtube.com/sgefreshcut SGE offers technically advanced integrated equipment solutions for produce growers, packers, shippers and processers.

Symach Palletizers

(612) 782-1242 steve.shellenbaum@bwpackagingsystems.com www.bwpackagingsystems.com Onion palletizing systems

Synthetic Resources

P.O. Box 130, Peabody, KS 66866 (800) 552-3295 info@syntheticresources.com www.syntheticresources.com RefectorNET Stretch Pallet Netting

Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions Inc. North America Sales & Service Center Visitors: 1430 E. Hillsboro St. B-101 Pasco, WA 99301 Mail: 5426 N Road 68, Ste. D122 PMB #122, Pasco, WA 99301 (509) 531-7350 info@verbruggenusa.com www.verbruggenusa.com

Verbruggen is a worldwide supplier of palletizing, wrapping and handling solutions for bags, crates and cartons.

Volm Companies

Antigo, WI (Corporate Headquarters) 1804 Edison St., Antigo, WI 54409 (800) 253-4737 Idaho Falls, ID 3721 W 65th South, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208) 524-0600 Pasco, WA 5702 Industrial Way, Pasco, WA 99301 (509) 547-3437 Fresno, CA 2909 S. Elm Ave., Suite 105 Fresno, CA 93706 (800) 253-4737 Monte Vista, CO 1100 S Country Rd 3 E Monte Vista, CO 81144 (719) 852-3499 Ancaster, ON 1283 Cormorant Dr. Unit 1 Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5 (905) 648-7300 www.volmcompanies.com

Mel Beck Precision Planters LLC

214 Thunderegg Blvd., Nyssa, OR 97913 (541) 372-3532 rbeck@fmtc.com www.precisionplanters.com Gandy granular applicator

COVERS Redwood Empire Awning Co.

3547 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95407 (707) 588-9900 mike@redwoodempireawning.com www.redwoodempireawning.com Equipment covers

EXTRACTION JDC Automated Packing Solutions 3983 E. Pine Ave., Ste. 100 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 577-5375 www.jdcpacking.com

HANDLING

Eqraft

Jumbo Bag Fillers, Roller Tracks, Bin Tippers, Hoppers, Conveyors, Storage Bunkers, intermachine communication

Ernst Roll Sizer

P.O. Box 70155 Bakersfield, CA 93387 (661) 831-7553 ernstmfg@aol.com

Sizers, Sorters, Conveyors, Bin Dumpers, Complete Lines

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Greentronics, Inc. Volm Companies

Fox Solutions

Texas Location: 2200 Fox Drive, McAllen, TX 78504 (956) 682-6176 New York Location: 210 Walnut Street, Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 201-1632 info@foxbag.com www.solutionsbyfox.com

JDC Automated Packing Solutions 3983 E. Pine Ave., Ste. 100 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 577-5375 www.jdcpacking.com

Kerian Machines

P.O. Box 311, Grafton, ND 58237 (701) 352-0480 sales@kerian.com www.kerian.com

HARVESTERS/ HARVESTING

75 Arthur Street North Elmira, ON N3B 2A1 (519) 669-4698 www.greentronics.com

RiteTrace automated track and trace system. Records and tracks loads from known field locations to known storage locations. Included HarvestView software generates Field and Bin maps with reports by load, field, and date. Integrates with Greentronic’s RiteYield yield monitor, specially developed for root crop and vegetable harvesters. Both systems are available to run on displays from John Deere and Trimble, allowing users to view a yield map and other details in real time. Free demo program.

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com Harvesters, toppers

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

Kerian Speed Sizer

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

Eqraft

Custom-designed unloading stations and grading solutions, Storage Bunkers, Warehousing, Sample Takers, Tangled Product Separators

Top Air, Inc.

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

Univerco

713 RTE 219 Napierville, QC Canada J0J 1L0 (450) 245-7152 www.univerco.com

One-row and two-row onion harvesters One- to three-row onion diggers

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101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

LOADERS

Eqraft

Custom-designed loading stations, Evenflows, Conveyors, Bin Fillers and Roller Tracks, intermachine communication

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EQUIPMENT Haines Equipment, Inc.

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 HainesInc@aol.com

Truck and trailer unloaders & loaders, railcar unloaders

Top Air, Inc.

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

PLANTERS

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 www.shuknecht.com mail@shuknecht.com

Little Diker

Desert Sunset Ag 2426 Fairview Rd American Falls, ID 83211 (208) 339-1855 littlediker@gmail.com www.littlediker.com

Attaches directly to your planter

Mel Beck Precision Planters LLC

214 Thunderegg Blvd, Nyssa, OR 97913 (541) 372-3532 rbeck@fmtc.com www.precisionplanters.com Multi-line planters since 1956

Gearmore, Inc.

13477 Benson Ave. Chino, CA 91710 (800) 833-3023 sales@gearmore.com www.gearmore.com

Milton Planters

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

Monosem Inc.

EQUIPMENT

1001 Blake St., Edwardsville, KS 66111 (913) 438-1700 www.monosem-inc.com Custom Planters Built-to-Order

Pocket Pitter

P.O. Box 2814, Tri-Cities, WA 99302 (509) 582-8900 www.dammerdiker.com

Solex

Solex Corporation 220 South Jefferson St. Dixon, CA 95620 (707) 678-5533 sales@solexcorp.com

Stanhay planters, Gaspardo planters, Checchi-Magli transplanters & Seed Spider

Top Air, Inc.

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

PROCESSING CMI Equipment and Engineering

41663 170th Street, Glencoe, MN 55336 (320) 864-5894 althea@cmiequip-eng.com www.cmiequip-eng.com

Ernst Mfg.

P.O. Box 70155 Bakersfield, CA 93387 (661) 831-7553 ernstmfg@aol.com

Sizers, Sorters, Conveyors, Bin Dumpers, Complete Lines

Haines Equipment, Inc.

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 www.hainesequipment.com Hainesinc@aol.com

Truck and trailer unloaders & loaders, railcar unloaders

JDC Automated Packing Solutions 3983 E. Pine Avenue, Ste. 100 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 577-5375 www.jdcpacking.com

P.O. Box 311, Grafton, ND 58237 (701) 352-0480 sales@kerian.com www.kerian.com

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

Chinook Equipment Inc.

Grading, packing, sizing, sorting

Eqraft

Proud member Onion Tech Alliance Norman “Snap” Keene George, WA 98824 Office: (509) 785-2202 Cell: (509) 797-5848 info@eqraft.com www.eqraft.com We build fully automated onion facilities with solutions ranging from grading and weighing to packing and palletizing. 100% fully-automated onion peeler, fully automatic onion grader, complete automatic turnkey onion lines with inventory statistics

Eqraft

Combination scales, weights from 1 to 50# in 1 drop, 16 weighing heads, high capacity, high speed, easy maintenance, and internet + database connectivity

Kerian Machines

CMI Equipment and Engineering is a metal fabrication company specializing in manufacturing industrial food processing equipment such as onion peelers, onion slicers, wash tanks, chill plates, tote dumps, conveyors.

P.O. Box 15554, Boise, ID 83715 (208) 331-1126 chinookequipment@gmail.com www.chinookequipment.com

SCALES/WEIGHING

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com

Rietveld Equipment

4067 E. 4000 N. Road Bourbonnais, IL 60914 (815) 936-9800 john@rietveldequipment.com www.rietveldequipment.com

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

P.O. Box 364, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 526-6199 (888) 742-6199 Sgaequip.com - Youtube.com/sgaequip Sgefreshcut.com - Youtube.com/sgefreshcut

Fox Solutions

Texas Location: 2200 Fox Drive, McAllen, TX 78504 (956) 682-6176 New York Location: 210 Walnut Street, Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 201-1632 info@foxbag.com www.solutionsbyfox.com

Greentronics, Inc.

75 Arthur Street North Elmira, ON N3B 2A1 (519) 669-4698 www.greentronics.com

RiteWeight in-line conveyor system

SGE offers technically advanced integrated equipment solutions for produce growers, packers, shippers and processers.

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EQUIPMENT SIZING/SORTING

Volm Companies

Eqraft

Electronic sorting (by quality, size, weight, shape and color), vibration sizers, automated belt sizers, pre-graders and intermachine communication

Ernst Roll Sizer

P.O. Box 70155 Bakersfield, CA 93387 (661) 831-7553 ernstmfg@aol.com

Sizers, Sorters, Conveyors, Bin Dumpers, Complete Lines

Do YOU Have Enough Dikers?

www.DammerDiker.com

Ag Engineering • 509-582-8900

ERNST ROLL SIZER

• CUSTOM BUILT TO ANY WIDTH AND LENGTH • SIZE ADJUSTMENTS EASILY MADE WHILE IN OPERATION • 300 TO 1500 SACK/HOUR CAPACITY • STEEL TUBING CONSTRUCTION

CAM SYSTEM

• SIZES POTATOES, ONIONS, ORANGES, PEACHES, PLUMS, BELL PEPPERS, BRUSSEL SPOUTS,CANTALOUPE ETC. • HEAVY DUTY AND STANDARD DUTY MODELS • PATENTED CAM AND GEAR BOX SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE EQUAL DISTANCE ACROSS THE SIZING AREA. • THE ERNST ROLL SIZER IS EASILY ADAPTABLE TO ALL TYPES AND MODELS OF WAREHOUSE GRADING UNITS.

Now in Stainless

Ernst does complete packing shed layouts including all conveying, washing and grading equipment

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POTATO/ONION ROLLERS

661-831-7553 Cell: 661-333-6664 www.ernstmfg.net PO Box 70155, Bakersfield, CA 93387

ernstmfg@aol.com

Fox Solutions

Texas Location: 2200 Fox Drive, McAllen, TX 78504 (956) 682-6176 New York Location: 210 Walnut Street, Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 201-1632 info@foxbag.com www.solutionsbyfox.com

JDC Automated Packing Solutions 3983 E. Pine Avenue, Ste. 100 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 577-5375 www.jdcpacking.com

Kerian Machines

P.O. Box 311, Grafton, ND 58237 (701) 352-0480 sales@kerian.com www.kerian.com

EQUIPMENT Lee Shuknecht & Sons

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

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Volm Companies

TILLAGE Ag Engineering

P.O. Box 2814, Tri-Cities, WA 99302 (800) 627-9099 (509) 582-8900 sales@dammerdiker.com www.dammerdiker.com

Reservoir tillage, Dammer Diker and Pocket Pitter

R & H Machine

115 Roedel Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605 (800) 321-6568 rh@rhmachine.com www.rhmachine.com Long-wearing chrome alloy

Your Acres. Your Livelihood. Our Priority. Nampa Idaho • HQ Nampa, (208) 442-5251

Washington & Western Oregon (509) 551-4060

Lancaster & San Joaquin Valley (661) 397-5717

Skagit Valley, Washington (360) 941-7503

Desert Southwest (760) 398-2729

Florida, Georgia & The Carolinas (912) 585-8934

Colorado & New Mexico (970) 396-9728

Rio Grande Valley & West Texas (956) 618-5574

Idaho, East Oregon, Utah & Nevada (208) 890-4549

Winter Garden Texas (830) 278-5850

16155 North High Desert Street • Nampa, ID 83687 WWW.SEEDWAY.COM OnionWorld.net

2019 Buyers’ Guide EQUIPMENT Top Air, Inc.

Haines Equipment, Inc.

TOPPERS/TAILERS

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 Hainesinc@aol.com Toppers, Diggers and Windrowers

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

Eqraft

Proprietary high-speed blade toppers and topping solutions for production in excess of 50 ton/hr with and without walk-in enclosure

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058 (585) 757-6628 mail@shuknecht.com www.shuknecht.com

South Georgia Equipment & Supply

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101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

WINDROWERS Haines Equipment, Inc.

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 - Fax (607) 566-2240 Hainesinc@aol.com Toppers, diggers and windrowers

Top Air, Inc.

101 N. Roswell Blvd. Parma, ID 83660 (208) 722-6936 info@topairinc.com www.topair.ag

LEE SHUKNECHT & SONS, INC. For the ultimate quality onion...use the best onion harvester in the world!

Call Now to Schedule Your Self-propelled or Pull-behind

Custom-Built Harvester

SP-132 Onion Harvester

PB-66 Onion Harvester

4458 Ford Road, Elba, NY 14058  (585) 757-6628  Fax (585) 757-9395 "Since 1974"  w w w . s h u k n e c h t . c o m

Expect More Than Great Seed

Caliber

New Full Season

Caldwell

New Main Season

Ask your local dealer about these exceptional new hybrids or go to www.crookham.com

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MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING LABS

BELTING/CHAIN

TPS Lab

Haines Equipment, Inc.

(956) 383-0739 www.TPSLab.com

P.O. Box I, 20 Carrington Street Avoca, NY 14809 (607) 566-2234 Hainesinc@aol.com

Your Crop’s Dietitians

Western Laboratories

(800) 658-3858 www.westernlaboratories.com Location of site-specific problems of nematodes and diseases. Stewardship reduces costs and increases production. Ask for Soil Pro I and Soil Pro II.

Toppers, Diggers and Windrowers

Lee Shuknecht & Sons

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301 Natividad Road Salinas, CA 93906 (831) 443-4901 www.takii.com Sales Administration: Jerry Vosti (831) 214-9122 - jvosti@takii.com East Coast / Canada: Mitchell Young (603) 393-3488 - myoung@takii.com Pacific NW & Central CA: Trace Pafford (559) 326-3545 - tpafford@takii.com AZ / TX: Jose Solorzano (928) 446-2024 - jsolorzano@takii.com

SEED Crookham Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 520, Caldwell ID, 83606-0520 (208) 459-7451 ccoinfo@crookham.com www.crookham.com West Coast Representative: Aaron Trent (208) 954-7141 - aaront@crookham.com Midwest Representative: James Eckert (608) 512-9500 - jamese@crookham.com East Coast Representative: Joe Rucker (208) 369-1165 - joer@crookham.com International Representative: Bob Trent (208) 880-2924 - btrent@crookham.com

Bunching, short day, intermediate, long day and overwintering onion seed

DP Seeds LLC

Bejo Seeds, Inc.

1972 Silver Spur Place, Oceano, CA 93445 (805) 473-2199 www.bejoseeds.com

8269 E. Highway 95 Yuma, AZ 85365 (928) 341-8494 info@dpseeds.com www.dpseeds.com

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Enza Zaden USA, Inc. Champion Seed Company

Offices in: Nampa, ID - Headquarters (208) 442-5251 Lancaster & San Joaquin Valleys (661) 397-5717 Desert Southwest (760) 398-2729 Colorado & New Mexico (970) 396-9728 Idaho, East Oregon, Utah & Nevada (208) 890-4549 Washington & Western Oregon (509) 551-4060 Skagit Valley, Washington (360) 941-7503 Georgia, Florida & the Carolinas (912) 585-8934 Rio Grande Valley & West Texas (956) 618-5574 Winter Garden Texas (830) 278-5850 Celaya Gto. (461) 117-3878 Colima, Col. (461) 104-0134 Zona Norte de Mexico y Bajio (461) 609-2674 Chihuahua (461) 171-9401 Tamaulipas (461) 134-2421 Irapuato, Gto. (461) 546-5792 “Bunching, long day, short day.”

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Gowan Seed

Brian Haddon (971) 282-2884 - Western OR & WA Steve Graton (509) 531-7254 - Columbia Basin Wade Schwark (209) 607-2870 - Treasure Valley & Utah Curtis Mokler (509) 820-8489 - Columbia Basin Casey Crookham (208) 841-9702 - Treasure Valley Larry Chambers (435) 230-4667 - Utah Larry Duell (970) 397-8566 - Colorado Norm Haak (701) 710-0099 - North Dakota David Johnson (760) 550-4409 - Imperial Valley Christophe Veron (956) 802-3478 - Texas & Tamaulipas Steven Stiers 52 1 (686) 248 2396 - Mexico Jorge Martínez 52 1 (461) 104 0682 - Central & South Mexico Russ Brown (559) 799-0799 - San Joaquín Valley Terence Wojewoda (559) 280-5665 - San Joaquín Valley Tom Boschee (209) 607-8517 - Stockton Greg Patti (575) 202-2250 - New Mexico Brandon Laffere (830) 591-7839 - Wintergarden Arin Bauer (956) 244-0878 - Rio Grande Valley Jimmy Graton (805) 305-5447 - Product Development

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Hazera Seeds USA, Inc.

6601 Lyons Road, Suite H-10 Coconut Creek, FL, 33073 (954) 429-9445 info@hazera.us.com www.hazera.us.com

Keithly-Williams Seeds

Idaho Office: 300 N. Whitley Dr., Fruitland, ID 83619 (208) 452-2651 Northwest Office: 2506 E. St. Helens St., Pasco, WA 99301 (509) 547-6693 keithlywilliams.com

SEED Nunhems USA Inc. Sales Specialists

Travis Whitney (509) 591-2948 Travis.whitney@vegetableseeds.basf.com Columbia Basin WA, Western OR, & CO Bryan Bair (509) 460-8982 Bryan.bair@vegetableseeds.basf.com Treasure Valley ID, OR & UT Ashley Southerland (208) 318-6784 Ashley.southerland@vegetableseeds.basf.com Treasure Valley ID, OR Grant Aitken (209) 712-3665 Grant.Aitken@vegetableseeds.basf.com California & Nevada Kim Tracy (661) 447-2981 Kimberly.tracy@vegetableseeds.basf.com California & Arizona Derek Levy (912) 247-8466 Derek.Levy@vegetableseeds.basf.com Vidalia GA & Texas Joe Chapa (956) 369-0628 Joe.chapa@vegetableseeds.basf.com Texas & New Mexico Product Development Michael Straugh (208) 249-5942 Michael.straugh@vegetableseeds.basf.com Product Specialist NAFTA region Jessica Schierman (208) 614-8009 Jessica.schierman@vegetableseeds.basf.com Trial Specialist NAFTA region Main Office Nunhems USA Inc. 1200 Anderson Corner Road Parma, Idaho 83660 (208) 674-4000 www.nunhemsusa.com

Stokes Seeds, Inc.

P.O. Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240 (800) 263-7233 stokes@stokeseeds.com www.stokeseeds.com

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Sakata Seed America, Inc.

18095 Serene Drive, P.O. Box 880 Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 778-7758 www.sakatavegetables.com Onion Product Manager/ Area Sales Manager: Mike Hansen (209) 483-8770 mhansen@sakata.com

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Champion Seed Company

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Seed Dynamics, Inc.

1081-B Harkins Road P.O. Box 6069, Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 424-1177 www.seeddynamics.com

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Gumz Farms Seed Dynamics, Inc.

1081-B Harkins Road P.O. Box 6069, Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 424-1177 www.seeddynamics.com

Skagit Seed Services, Inc. 17297 Hulbert Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (360) 466-3191 www.skagitseedservices.com

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BINS Ernst Mfg.

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CONSTRUCTION Suberizer, Inc.

14222 NE 21st St., Bellevue, WA 98007 (425) 747-8900 www.suberizer.com Onion Storage Structure Kits

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14222 NE 21st St., Bellevue, WA 98007 (425) 747-8900 www.suberizer.com

Techmark, Inc.

15400 S. US 27, Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 322-0250 www.techmark-inc.com

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15400 S. US 27, Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 322-0250 www.techmark-inc.com

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Industrial Ventilation, Inc.

723 E. Karcher Road, Nampa, ID 83687 (208) 463-6305 www.ivi-air.com

Suberizer, Inc.

14222 NE 21st St., Bellevue, WA 98007 (425) 747-8900 www.suberizer.com

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14222 NE 21st Street, Bellevue, WA 98007 (425) 747-8900 www.suberizer.com

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The Gellert Company 3193 Kimberly Road Twin Falls, ID 83301 1-888-GELLERT www.gellert.com

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Hazera California Open Days

Hazera Highlights New Hybrids Photos courtesy Limor Golan and Jose Arias, Hazera

azera’s first vegetable field days in Woodland, California, gave the industry a glimpse of the company’s onion portfolio and newest hybrids. During the event, held Aug. 1416, Hazera showcased its U.S. portfolio to its U.S. seed industry partners, as well as some major supermarket chains and retail suppliers. With peppers, tomatoes, melons and personal watermelons on display in the field, a tent housed an assortment of radish, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, broccoli and onions, ranging from short-day onions to long-day onions. Hazera representatives guided field day attendees through the trials and provided information about each variety’s characteristics and its benefits for growers, retailers and consumers. In the process, Hazera received feedback from its partners on the crops and insights about emerging markets, which is valuable information to the company’s research and development department. Although Hazera’s short-day onions were harvested a few months prior to the

Hazera short-day onion breeder Pablo Salgado displays a few of his new varieties.

event, the company was able to show off the onions’ quality. Company reps highlighted one of the newest hybrids, 10255, which most likely will be named Joelino. The productive main-season yellow short-day onion has proven itself over several years in California’s Imperial Valley and other areas of the U.S., according to Ben de Nijs, Hazera’s product manager of onions. “This variety, which has strong skins and the ability to produce very firm bulbs, is still in its test phase. But in the coming year, we have many trials planned, and we’re expecting this variety to become a strong addition to our portfolio,” de Nijs said. Hazera’s portfolio of red onions includes both short-day and intermediate-day varieties. Among the red onions Hazera displayed were the early short-day onion Miss Scarlett and the intermediate-day onion Red Sea. Both have established themselves in several red onion markets in the U.S. and Mexico. Another of Hazera’s new varieties in the test phase, hybrid

The Hazera team shows off an assortment of crops at the company’s first vegetable field days in Woodland, Calif.

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Crookham Company Long-Day Onion Show

Long History, New Long-Days Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher

ince 1911, Crookham Company has been producing commercial seeds. To put that into perspective, the fourthgeneration, family-owned company was established the same year as American icon Chevrolet. The RMS Titanic was launched, a year prior to her fateful maiden voyage. In 1911, onions wholesaled for 65 cents a 100-pound bag. Current CEO George Crookham’s great-great-grandfather started selling popcorn seed in Idaho’s Treasure Valley that year to meet the country’s demand for its favorite munchie. Popcorn was the snack food of the day, sold on street corners and in ballparks. How has Crookham Company survived two world wars, the Great Depression and numerous economic downturns and recessions? In addition to the company’s reputation for expertise, integrity and maintaining good customer relationships, innovation has been key to its longevity. One hundred seven years later, Crookham continues to innovate. Innovation does come at a cost, however. Over the last 20 years, the company has invested tens of millions of dollars in research and in new variety development. The Crookham team is most excited about a new long-day onion variety that will be available soon. During the Crookham Long-Day Onion Show in August, George Crookham said he’s nicknamed variety 162 “bulletproof,” and it has been aptly named “Caliber.” The cultivar does everything exceptionally, he says. Pink root tolerance is fabulous, tops are green and erect, it has single centers, the variety handles thrips well, it has a good shape with a hard globe, and it stores extremely well. “When everything else was sprouting like crazy in storage, it hardly had any sprouts,” Crookham said. “As breeders, we make sure we test storage in less than ideal conditions. We want to see what does well and what doesn’t.” Caliber has been grown in strip trials and may be in a few acres next spring. It is ideally suited for the Treasure Valley, Washington and California.

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Another new Crookham variety is 105, named Caldwell. It also does well in the Treasure Valley, California and the Pacific Northwest and features a beautiful globe and high-yield potential. The variety is generating great interest from growers, and there will likely be hundreds of acres grown next year. It is described as very healthy with erect tops, great shape and good pink root resistance. Crookham Company breeder Dave Whitwood selected this variety as one that will ring well. New variety 189, Trident, will do well in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeast. Referring to its regional flexibility, Crookham said this onion is a “switch-hitter, which is not common to the onion world.” Like Caliber and Caldwell, this variety also has erect tops. Crookham said this common trait is what they have been selecting for because plants are healthier and it is easier to control thrips. Trident has a thin neck to help combat bacterial rot and a hard green scale to store well. Crookham cautions that until seed is “in the bag,” they won’t know if the new varieties will be widely available next spring. The company just doesn’t know how much seed it will have after drying, thrashing and conditioning. These varieties are coming, though, and growers will benefit when they do, he said. Not a lot of companies or brands still exist that are selling the same products since 1911 like Chevrolet and Crookham are. Chevrolet’s sister-brand Oldsmobile is older, but defunct. Another Chevrolet sister, Pontiac, isn’t as old and also gone. Not only do companies have to innovate to survive, but they have to remain relevant to their customers, adapting to change to give customers what they want. Chevrolet has done it. So has Crookham Company.

Crookham Company breeder Dave Whitwood (right) visits with growers at the company’s long-day onion show, held in late August.

The Crookham Long-Day Onion Show also featured some short- and intermediate-day varieties, displayed by breeder Filippo Rimi.

Casey Crookham with Gowan Seed Company visits with an attendee in Wilder, Idaho. Breeders expect new Crookham variety Caldwell to ring well.

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Tong Introduces Next Generation Fieldloader Pro

Tong Engineering describes its next generation Fieldloader Pro as a complete infield crop cleaning and loading powerhouse. The machine is designed with greater flexibility, transportability and gentler handling than the previous model. The Fieldloader Pro is suitable for multi-crop use, working effectively on onions, potatoes and carrots. It can be built to clean and load up to 150 tons of crop per hour. The Fieldloader Pro features a high-capacity reception hopper, feeding a choice of crop cleaning units. The machine includes a four-person inspection area before crop transfers to Tong’s new-style foldable cart elevator, which cradles crop deep into the bulker trailer. Visit www.tongengineering.com.

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Reflex Connect, a new product from Agri-Inject, provides programmable variable rate application of fertilizers and ag chemicals through center pivot, lateral move and drip irrigation systems. Features include remote control, real-time monitoring and alerts, and detailed charts and reports available through any smart device. Operators can use the web interface to change the chemical injection rate, and set alarms including set-points, system shutdown values and notification targets. Users can also monitor chemical flow, chemical pressure and irrigation water flow. Reflex Connect automatically adjusts injection rates to ensure proper fertilizer dosing, compensating for extending corner spans, changes in pivot speed or variable prescription rates. Visit www.agri-inject.com.

Manufacturer Upgrades Eliminator

Scotts Precision Manufacturing Ltd. has introduced the next generation of its dirt eliminating Evolution Table, available from Scotts or Harriston Industries. Scotts has added programmable memory roller settings to the latest version of the machine, which is used to separate clods, stones, stems and loose dirt from a wide range of products including onions. The ability to store and then remotely adjust the spacing of the spiral and clod rollers to saved positions enables users to quickly and easily set up the Evolution Table to suit either the conditions or the crop being handled, according to the company. The latest version also includes a self-cleaning feature. When activated, the Evolution’s spiral rollers spin at high speed to throw off any attached dirt. Visit www.harriston-mayo.com.

Simon Says Soil Steamer Increases Efficiency

Simon is stepping up marketing efforts for its new range of soil steam disinfection machines. The company is recommending its Steam’R line for use in any crop, including onions, especially in organic production. The Steam’R machine is described as being equipped with the latest generation boilers, combining thermal performance with high efficiency. This is due to the use of superheated steam, which optimizes transport of the steam to the steam plates without resulting in excessive fuel consumption, according to the manufacturer. The design of the steam plates is said to ensure optimal distribution of steam across the entire surface and depth of the area to be treated. The Steam’R has a small turning radius. It also stops automatically when the job is done or when a problem is detected. Visit www.machines-simon.com.

EPA Approves Bio-Insecticide

The EPA has approved Vestaron Corporation’s Spear-Lep bio-insecticide for control of lepidopterans in crops including onions. The company describes SpearLep as a peptide-based, sustainable bio-pesticide. Spear products have a zero-day pre-harvest interval and are designed to be non-toxic to beneficial insects. Full commercial availability of the product is expected early next year. Visit www.vestaron.com.

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WSU Onion Field Day

Thrips: Losing Control Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor

he Columbia Basin onion industry may eventually be in search of a new go-to product for thrips control. Overuse of some of the most popular insecticides is leading to resistance in thrips, making control of the pest increasingly difficult. Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) are working to quantify insecticide resistance in onion thrips populations in Washington state and shared data during the 2018 WSU Onion Field Day, held Aug. 30 at Hartley Farms near Prosser, Washington. Adekunle Adesanya, a graduate student with WSU’s department of entomology, is in the first year of a project evaluating insecticide resistance in onion thrips. His study aims to determine which chemicals are effectively controlling thrips and to quantify the level of resistance to

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Adekunle Adesanya, a graduate student with WSU’s department of entomology, is evaluating insecticide resistance in onion thrips.

chemicals that are no longer getting the job done. Specifically, he is looking at carbamates. This class of insecticides includes carbamate methomyl, such as Lannate, and carbamate oxamyl, such as Vydate. Both chemicals have been used for thrips control in onion fields for more than 25 years. Adesanya reported on methomyl resistance at the field day and will share the details of the oxamyl portion of the trial later. This summer, Adesanya sampled thrips populations in five commercial onion fields in Central Washington; sites included one organic field and four conventional fields. Thrips were exposed to varying doses of methomyl and oxamyl. Adesanya then compared the mortality rate of thrips from the organic field to that of thrips in conventional fields. His thought was that thrips collected from the organic field would be more susceptible to the chemicals than thrips from conventional fields. As he expected, Adesanya found that exposure to the field rate of methomyl resulted in 100 percent mortality of the thrips collected from the organic onion field. In contrast, only 50 to 60 percent of the thrips collected from conventional fields died. The reduction in the efficacy of methomyl on thrips populations in conventional onion fields relative to organic fields indicates that use of the insecticide over time has resulted in fieldevolved resistance, according to Adesanya. “If the thrips are really resistant to this particular insecticide, it doesn’t make sense to continue to spray this product,” Adesanya said. “Farmers need to start looking at other types of chemicals.” To prevent further resistance from developing, Adesanya reminded field day attendees to use products with different modes of action, pointing out that Lannate and Vydate are similar in their mode of action and target site. He also urged growers to skip insecticide applications if thrips populations are not at a damaging level.

“If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, we might create this super resistant population of thrips. They have resistance to almost anything you try,” he cautioned. Adesanya plans to test the thrips collected in this summer’s trial for the prevalence of the super knockdown resistance gene that was determined to be universal among thrips populations in Washington state in 2008. This gene was associated with resistance to pyrethroids, notably lambda-cyhalothrin, the active ingredient in products such as Warrior. Onion growers stopped applying this chemical because it became completely ineffective at controlling thrips, Adesanya reported. “Thrips are a grower’s worst nightmare,” he concluded. “They can cause as much as a 35 percent reduction in onion yield and can reduce the quality of onions if not controlled. They’re a double whammy because they can also transmit Iris yellow spot virus, which can further reduce onion yield and quality. Now, the development of insecticides resistance is more or less a triple whammy because the thrips can do more damage, transmit more disease and also increase the cost of farming.” The next step is to identify the source of resistance in thrips. Knowing this information would help in the development of a molecular diagnostic test for growers to use before spraying as a means of selecting an insecticide to which particular thrips will be susceptible, Adesanya explained. The research is being funded by the Columbia Basin Onion Research Committee and the Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration.

Will Harris and Eric Williamson with Seminis check the bulb firmness of a numbered variety grown in the trial.

Zane Beams with Champion Seed Company examines a bulb grown in the onion cultivar trial.

American Takii’s Grand Perfection was one of 54 entries from eight seed companies in the cultivar trial.

Louisa Brouwer helps Adekunle Adesanya demonstrate a technique used to collect thrips and test insecticide efficacy. WSU Onion Field Day attendees view the results of the onion cultivar trial.

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Seedway Acquires Champion Seed Assets

Seedway has acquired the vegetable seed business assets of Champion Seed Company. Champion will operate and market vegetable seed products under the Seedway brand. Headquartered in Hall, New York, Seedway is a full-line seed company, marketing vegetable seed from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast and the southern provinces of Canada. Seedway expects no changes to the Champion Seed Company sales, field and clerical staff. In addition, Seedway will maintain Champion Seed Company locations in McAllen, Texas; Uvalde, Texas; Coachella, California; Bakersfield, California; Tifton, Georgia; Nampa, Idaho and Celaya, Mexico.

June 27 Named National Onion Day

The National Day Calendar has designated June 27 as National Onion Day. The National Onion Association (NOA) successfully applied for the designation to memorialize the NOA’s formation on June 27, 1913. Of the 18,000 applications submitted each year, the National Day Calendar only approves about 30. With the designation, the NOA will be included on the annual digital version of the national calendar, its social media channels and its printed wall calendar. Onions share June 27 with a few other observances including National Ice Cream Cake Day and National Sunglasses Day.

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Researchers Garner Grant for Onion Work

A multi-state team of pest and disease management researchers has earned a federal grant of $3.25 million to conduct research and develop pest and disease management techniques in onion and garlic fields that could save the industry millions. The grant, under the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative, will fund four years of research. The project involves researchers and extension specialists from Washington State University, USDA-ARS, New Mexico State University, Oregon State University, Cornell University, College of Idaho and University of California ANR. The team will evaluate and implement integrated pest management tactics to control pests and the diseases they carry that reduce yield and crop health. Specifically, they will work to reduce pesticide use, develop resistant varieties to thrips and Iris yellow spot virus and reduce white rot.

Certis USA Expands Facility

Certis USA has built a new azadirachtin formulation and packaging facility in its factory in Wasco, California. The construction expands the company’s capacity for its neem seed-based bio-insecticide Neemix 4.5. The expansion also establishes a vertically integrated in-house production system for Certis’ neem bio-pesticides, from its joint-venture company in India that performs seed sourcing, cleaning, extraction and processing, to its dedicated neem oil and azadirachtin purification, formulation and packaging facility in California. Neemix 4.5 is an insect growth regulator used to control pests including thrips, leafminers, mites and nematodes.

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Reitz Replaces Shock Story and photo by Dave Alexander, Publisher

t is not easy to replace a Hall of Famer. Who replaced Magic Johnson? Who replaced Mickey Mantle? We don’t know, either. What we do know is, starting Nov. 1, Stuart Reitz will be the new director of the Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station. He hopes to have the type of Hall of Fame success his predecessor, Clint Shock, had in his 34 years as director.

In addition to being a member of the Treasure Valley Onion Hall of Fame, Shock also has a Distinguished Service Award from the National Onion Association. His accomplishments as director of the station are innumerable, varied and impressive. From drip irrigation to fertilizers to proving that E. coli is not a risk in onions, Shock’s research has made a positive contribution to the onion industry. Reitz has big shoes to fill, but Shock will still be around at times, helping out and

consulting. Shock’s wife, Candace, says she hopes the time he spends at the station will be more part-time than full, but she isn't convinced. Shock has enjoyed his job. As for Reitz, he is looking forward to the challenge of replacing a legend. He has been at the extension center working as a researcher for years and has the experience and expertise to do the job. Get to know Stuart Reitz in the article below and on TheOnionPodcast.com.

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Stuart Reitz, Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station Director

uring the Malheur Experiment Station Onion Variety Day, we talked with Stuart Reitz, the new director of the Malheur Experiment Station. When do you start your new job? I’ll be starting here Nov. 1 as the director of the station. What’s your current job? Currently, I’m working in the Malheur County Extension office, also here in Ontario, Oregon, and just provide information to growers or other members of the public on whatever pest problems or other concerns they have. And I also conduct research trials out here at the experiment station. Your new job will be replacing Clint Shock. Is it more of an administrative type of job?

Well, it has both administration and research components to it. Clint has been the director here for 34 years. For those of you who know Clint, I don’t know if you can actually replace him. But, yes, I’ll be stepping into the director’s position, which again has that administration role, but will also be doing a number of research trials at the station. You have a degree in entomology? I do. I got my Ph.D. in entomology at Clemson University. What do you see coming down the pike that’s going to affect the onion industry? Just in terms of insect management, the Treasure Valley is sort of a hot spot for thrips and Iris yellow spot virus, so we’ll continue looking at ways to manage thrips and manage the virus that they transmit. We’ll be doing some of the

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same insecticide type trials that I’ve been conducting here over the last six years and Lynn Jensen did before me. And we’ll be adding in some other things to try and bring a more integrated approach to thrips management. What do you know about the allium leafminer right now? So, it’s a big concern and it has shown up in the Northeast in Pennsylvania, and I believe we’ve also seen it in New York and New Jersey, as well. So it’s definitely a concern. We do have another type of leafminer that we will see here in the western U.S. that mines through the leaves. One of the big concerns with the allium leafminer is that it not only mines through the leaf, but it gets down into the bulb itself, so it has potential direct losses and reductions in quality if they’re there. So the more we can do to try and keep

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it out – as Oregon is making efforts to do – and to regulate shipments of onions and make sure that they are free of the leafminer before they come in to the state, the better. The best way to solve a problem is not to have it in the first place. So if we can prevent its entry into the Northwest, that would just be that much better for the entire industry. Is there a plan in place to do that, to keep East Coast onions on the East Coast or anything like that? I haven’t seen anything specific about trying to monitor or inspect shipments or anything like that. The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s perspective is they would like to have the ability to avoid the introduction if it came to that. What advice do you have for current producers right now? Do you have any tips you can give them? Oh, I think there are all kinds of tips. There are a number of very experienced growers out there. Here in the Treasure Valley, we’re seeing more and more production shift over to drip irrigation. We definitely encourage growers to get up to speed on the differences between furrow irrigation and drip irrigation. One of the big things is to not let your onions get stressed. Irrigate them adequately, don’t underirrigate them, don’t over-irrigate them – the traditional “Goldilocks” syndrome. We definitely encourage growers to do as much scouting for thrips as they can. We see large thrips populations here. But it’s important for growers to see when they need to make insecticide applications and then to follow up and see how effective those applications were. And just try and develop their management program for their particular situation and see either what insecticides worked well or how to time those applications. Let’s shift focus a little bit and talk about you a little bit. Tell us something about yourself that people might find surprising. So I always ask people if they can figure out where I grew up based on my accent. And hardly anybody ever guesses that I grew up in the Deep South. My family is from New Orleans, and when I was a kid, we moved up and down the Gulf Coast, and I spent a number of my formative years through high school and all in Alabama. I grew up in Mobile.

Outgoing OSU Malheur Experiment Station Director Clint Shock (left) and new director Stuart Reitz team up to host the Malheur Experiment Station Onion Variety Day

I would say you definitely do not have an Alabama accent. I tell people I’m from L.A., which actually stands for lower Alabama When you were growing up, what did you want to be? I was a big fan of “Wild Kingdom” and Marlin Perkins. So I had dreams as a kid. Mutual of Omaha? Mutual of Omaha. Capturing lions on the Serengeti or things like that. I went to grad school and started studying birds and bird migration patterns, then I continued on for a Ph.D. just looking at smaller things with wings, so I got interested in entomology and have been involved in that ever since. So what do you like to do? What’s on your bucket list? My bucket list… I like to travel, go see new places and do new things. I enjoy being here in the Northwest because in the winter time I get a chance to go skiing, and that’s always fun. Downhill or cross-country? I actually like cross-country skiing a whole lot. You get the fun of going downhill plus the fun of going uphill.

What is the most important innovation that you have witnessed in your lifetime? This can be agriculture-related or just in general. I think most people today would probably say their cell phone. They are amazing devices, you know, you carry around a computer. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you want to be the lead? Oh, well, I was always a fan of Robert Redford, so I would take him. Do you want to add anything more to our discussion today about the industry or about yourself or maybe how people can contact you? They can Google me on the internet if they don’t know how to get in touch with me. But, my email and my cell phone number aren’t changing, so if you have my contact information, you can get a hold of me. But I’ll be here at the Malheur Experiment Station, and folks are always welcome to come by and see what’s going on out here at the station. And if they have questions about onions or anything else, they’re always welcome to get in touch with me. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll definitely try and help track them it down for them. OnionWorld.net

From the NOA

Promoting Onions Helps Grow Consumption

By René Hardwick, National Onion Association Director of Public and Industry Relations

merican farmers are doing a bang-up job. More Americans are eating double and triple their body weights in veggies, and there are some solid numbers to prove it. According to a report from the USDA, Americans have beefed up their vegetable consumption 11 percent since 1982 to a whopping 400 pounds per person per year. Broccoli growers can be especially proud, as their consumption took off at 7.1 pounds per person per year — an almost fourfold increase in 35 years. Bell peppers, too, have enjoyed the fruits of increased consumption, growing to 11.39 pounds per person per year, a 279 percent increase in that timespan. Not to be outdone, American onions have seen some staggering numbers and easily top the heap of the major fresh vegetables consumed each year among tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and lettuce. Last year, onion consumption grew to 21.9 pounds per person per year; that’s a 79.5 percent increase in 35 years. According to the USDA’s Vegetables and Pulses Yearbook, in that time, tomatoes and cauliflower each grew 67 percent, sweet potatoes grew 45 percent, corn grew 25 percent, carrots grew 10.6

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percent, celery grew 4.6 percent, and lettuce grew 3.6 percent. U.S. annual per capita onion consumption rose more in 2017 than it had in the previous eight years. Consumption also grew more in that time period than all but one other fresh vegetable the USDA tracks: cauliflower, which is riding the wave of the low-carb diet plans that are so popular now. (Have you tried a cauliflower pizza crust yet?) According to the USDA’s numbers for 2017, the latest figures available, onion consumption grew 15 percent from 2016 to 2017. Onion consumption growth just happens to coincide with the National Onion Association’s (NOA) three-decadelong concentration on promoting onion consumption. The NOA promotions program gained strong approval by the membership and began in 1982. That year, Americans ate, on average, 12.2 pounds of onions per person. From 1972 to 1982, when there were no regular onion promotions, consumption grew at a healthy 14 percent. The next decade, however, onion consumption grew 32 percent to 16.1 pounds per person and another 20 percent to 19.3 pounds per person by 2002. Fast forward another 10 years, and onion consumption was still on the upward trend, though it had begun to flatten, finally

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pushing higher in the last decade to where it is today. We can’t help but think our push to promote onions has contributed to that upward trend. The promotions program is a voluntary one in which our members help fund our public relations and publicity efforts, such as getting onion-based recipes in magazines and newspapers, promoting consumption through a growing cadre of supermarket dietitians and helping them promote onions to their consumers. While the traditional avenues such as these still matter, this world is changing, and we have to change with it. We have to turn much of our attention to social media. That means being up to date on social media and spending more time and money there to jockey for the attention of an increasingly distracted consumer. We’re producing videos about onions, promoting onion recipes and health benefits. We provide eye-catching photos, videos and abundant information to consumers, chefs and industry folks. We are simply a one-stop-shop for onion information and publicity. Here’s the hard part. Every bit of that is funded outside of our regular membership dues, which means our members who invest in this worthwhile program must dig a little deeper. And we are grateful they understand the importance. Some may say onions have been among the top vegetables consumed for years, and that will not change. But it might. If we lay low and stop promoting onions, some other commodity’s voice won’t be so quiet. If all commodities are tooting their horns (as they should), and onions aren’t, it’s almost a sure bet that onion consumption will start shrinking. And to add one more cliché to the pile I’ve dropped here this month, a rising tide lifts all boats. Together, we as an industry can continue this impressive growth.

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