Pacific Northwest Onion Growers Getting Ready for Planting
Onion growers are planning for Strike™ to significantly improve soil health and biodiversity and provide exceptional benefits for growers by increasing marketable yields and enhancing onion size.
TELONE Specialists Robin Matson & Dusty Allen at the PNW Potato Conference
Our PNW TELONE™ Specialists Robin Matson and Dusty Allen are onsite at the WA/OR Potato Conference in Kennewick, WA. to show how TELONE™ can set you up for a successful potato season. Potato growers across the PNW ARE prepping the soil with TELONE™.
Potato Trial in Oregon focused on Tackling Pathogens
Trident Ag Products and Dr. Maxwell Handiseni are conducting a potato trial in Boardman, Oregon, focused on tackling pathogens like verticillium wilt and black dot in potatoes using chloropicrin, the active ingredient in Strike™ Soil Fumigant.
Trident Ag Managing Verticillium Wilt in Leaf Mint in Oregon
In Madras, Oregon, Trident is initiating a trial to explore solutions for managing verticillium wilt in leaf mint. This study integrates a chloropicrin soil fumigant with a biological fungicide containing Bacillus spp. to suppress pathogens and enhance crop health.
Onions are on the Way to Market
Harvested Onions will soon be on their way to your local market! Others will move to storage where they will be kept for anywhere from one to eight months, with the farm retrieving them as market demand rises.
Pink Root: A Menace to Onion Production
Pink root of onion caused by Phoma (Pyrenochaeta) terrestris is a devastating soilborne pathogen of onion worldwide. Infected roots are noticeable by a pink to red color at early stages of the disease and eventually dark in color and death of the plant. The pathogen has a wide host range.
Oregon is home to 225+ agricultural commodities, from grass seed and greenhouse stock to hazelnuts and potatoes.1
Top 10 Crops in Oregon (2020)2- Hay - $569,160,000
- Grass Seed - $458,367,000
- Wheat - $273,760,000
- Potatoes - $216,810,000
- Grapes (wine) - $157,900,000
- Cherries - $133,826,000
- Hazzelnuts - $132,300,000
- Blueberries - $119,648,000
- Onions - $118,665,000
- Christmas trees - $106,912,000
Links
Trident Ag ProductsOregon Department of Agriculture
1 Oregon Department of Agriculture
2 Oregon Annual Statistical Bulletin & Directory 2022
