Growers and shippers in the Treasure Valley of Idaho-E. Oregon have spent generations perfecting their craft — planting, nurturing, harvesting, storing, packing and delivering big, beautiful Spanish Sweet storage onions.

With approximately 20,000 acres planted annually, Idaho-E. Oregon’s Treasure Valley region is the largest storage onion-growing area in the nation.  Many of the family farms in the Valley are now in their third and fourth generations, and growers have become experts in producing the famed large yellow, red and white onions.

The ShopRite of Warminster, located at 942 West Street Road in Warminster, PA, recently debuted Fresh to Table, an innovative store-within-a-store concept where customers can find fresh, on-trend foods, easy to prepare ingredients and meal solutions in a variety of grab-and-go formats.

Guatemala who is an industry export giant of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables has been experiencing logistical delays due to the political unrest in the Guatemala homeland.

Mountain View Fruit Sales, a prominent stone fruit, grape and citrus grower/shipper company, is delighted to appoint Krista Beckstead as its new director of marketing. Beckstead brings a wealth of experience in the produce industry, having previously worked in the apple grower, packer and shipping sector.

Idaho-E. Oregon Spanish Sweet storage onion growers and other industry members have long relied on two university/Extension-affiliated groups of researchers and their training, equipment and facilities.

The relationships, in fact, have been in place not just for years but for several generations.

In the company of family and friends, Ray Obendorf celebrated his 100th birthday in June, and to the delight of everyone, he shows few signs of slowing down.