This week, Eagle Eye Produce, a top-tier fresh produce grower and shipper, will start shipping new crop yellow and red onions with new crop white onions to follow soon after from its onion facilities in western Idaho and eastern Oregon.

The annual onion harvest has begun once again for Eagle Eye Produce growers in the sunny, fertile Snake River Valley of Idaho and eastern Oregon and will continue into late September.

"Expect the same great quality and increased volume from us this year,” said Jason Pearson, director of onion sales at Eagle Eye Produce. "Even though Mother Nature has thrown

The Westfalia Fruit Group announced the appointment of Danielle Willems as group communications executive, effective Oct. 1.

Willems is an experienced, culturally adaptable and high-energy communications executive with over 15 years of experience in corporate and business communications, transformation and crisis management. She has built a strong and broad communications career primarily within large scale, complex and international businesses in the chemicals, and now agricultural sectors. Her expertise is a balance between internal and external communications, and she has a clear passion

California, which has already reduced water deliveries received through the State Water Project to zero or near zero levels, has now stopped water diversions for thousands of farmers and other users in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed.

In early August, the California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted 5-0 to put new limitations on 5,700 water right holders, including farmers and landowners, preventing them from diverting more than 55 gallons per day from their adjacent water sources without prior approval. These users have long term water rights based on the

As extreme heat and fires plague much of the West, wildland firefighters go from fire to fire with little end in sight.  In the Okanogan Valley of Washington state, firefighters from as far away as Utah and Arizona battle blazes that threaten lives and property. These frontline workers live and work under challenging conditions, and they have little access to fresh produce. So, when Bob Grandy from Gebbers Farms, a fruit packer for Chelan Fresh, unexpectedly showed up at the fire camps with boxes of fresh, Washington-grown cherries, even the smoke couldn’t dampen the mood.

Grandy and his wife

Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Sea Salt & Vinegar flavor was named “Best Nuts” in the pantry category by Parents’ Food Awards 2021. The Food Awards highlight the best family-friendly snacks that launched this year.

In determining the winners, Parents editors tested over 200 new snacks with a panel of 75 kids, from toddlers to young teens. The Parents’ Food Awards 2021 winners comprise 25 products, all of which contain nutrients, are low in added sugars, and don’t contain artificial sweeteners or synthetic dyes.

"We are honored to be named Best Nuts by Parents magazine. This accolade

The Arizona LGMA Food Safety Committee approved changes to the adjacent land use and soil amendments sections of the food safety best practices (also known as metrics) that all members must adhere to. The changes will go into effect immediately, and Arizona Department of Food and Agriculture auditors will begin verifying compliance in November when harvest starts for the 2021-22 season.  The Arizona LGMA also announced support for leafy green shippers, growers and harvest crews through training events and online resources.

“The changes to the food-safety guidelines for our upcoming growing