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The Onion House has promotable volume of top-quality Texas onions

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According to Don Ed Holmes of The Onion House in Weslaco, TX, a pretty onion is all a function of weather. (Photo courtesy of Texas Dept.

Bland Farms’ Texas sweet onion deal holds steady for 2012

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Troy, Delbert and Landis Bland of Bland Farms.

Tex Mex Sales caters to retailers with Texas 1015 onions

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Mike Davis started working at Tex Mex Sales when he was just 10 years old. He and his father Marvin have worked together ever since.

Yahoo story calling ag degrees ‘useless’ triggers backlash

A story disseminated by Internet giant Yahoo claiming that an agricultural degree is useless has triggered a backlash among farm publication editors and ag academics who dispute the assertion.

The story, generated by Yahoo’s Education division and written by Terence Loose, used U.S. Department of Labor statistics and the National Association of Colleges & Employers’ 2012 Job Outlook report to make its claim.

Southern freeze should bring strong market for blues

A freeze that dipped into mid-Florida Feb. 12 damaged much of the Georgia blueberry crop and part of the Florida blueberry crop.

Mathison, Stemilt history of hard work and compassion

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Tom Mathison founded Stemilt Growers in 1964. The company’s legendary founder died on Dec. 8, 2008 at the age of 82.

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