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The Vidalia Onion Committee is seeking new member nominations for 2024. This is an annual process to elect 8 new nominees annually. Please click on the press release below to view more details. For questions, you may reach out to shane@vidaliaonion.org or cablaxton@vidaliaonion.org
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It’s that time again! We are looking forward to our annual Vidalia Onion Production meeting, which will be held on Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center, located at 8163 Hwy. 178, Lyons, GA 30436. We’ll have updates on disease management, flavor research, variety…
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For the 2023-2024 UGA Onion Variety Trial, we evaluated 53 varieties, which included current Vidalia varieties, along with other yellow granex, yellow globe, white, and red onion varieties. For each variety grown, we compiled yield data that includes pre-graded field weights, as well total marketable, jumbo, colossal, and medium yields. In additions to yields, each…
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The 2024 Vidalia Onion Field Day is tomorrow! Please join us at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center on Thursday, April 4th at 12:00 noon for a sponsored lunch and a tour through the onion research plots. Please register today if you plan on attending. Click on the flyer below to register
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Please make plans to join us on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center for our annual Vidalia Onion Field Day. We will start at 12:00 noon with a sponsored lunch, then take a tour outside through our research plots! Click the flyer below to register!
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The Vidalia Onion Committee is seeking new public member and alternate member nominations. You can click on the press release below to see more details.
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Happy New Year! The Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center will host the Onion Crop and Disease Update on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 12:00 noon. We will have a low county boil lunch prepared by Darin Singleton with Miller Chemical. Dr. Bhabesh Dutta will give a crop disease management update. Participants will also be able…
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We had a good crowd for our Vidalia Onion Update held on Sept. 6th at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. In case you missed anything, we’ve posted some of the presentations for your convenience: Onion Flavor Research Daniel Jackson shared several presentations regarding onion flavor research. He has created a website to share…
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The annual Vidalia Onion Production meeting is coming up at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. We have lots of updates to share with you including disease management, variety trials, flavor research, and much more. Please make plans to attend! Please register by clicking the flyer below!
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The yield and flavor results are in from this past season’s onion variety trial. Many thanks to the participating seed companies and county extension agents for their assistance with planting, harvesting, and grading. The full report is listed below. Please click on the report to view.