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“It’s been something this entire crop season,” said John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms. “Hurricane Helene back in ...
And while the onions may be sweet, the growing season wasn’t ... only onions grown in the official region can be labeled “Vidalia.” So if you’re looking to spice up dinner—or just ...
VIDALIA, Ga. (WTOC) - Very soon you will be able to enjoy those sweet Vidalia onions as Tuesday is the official packing date for the season. Officials say the annual packing date is determined by ...
Vidalia onions are Georgia’s number one vegetable commodity which produces over 200 million pounds of product.
Around 6,000 people are expected to crowd the small town of Glennville for the 49th annual sweet onion festival.
It is the absolute first day set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture that the oh, so delicious Vidalia ... the onions have done well, and we are in a good weather pattern to finish growing ...
Only 13 Georgia counties and portions of seven more have the honor of growing these gastronomic gems, and they are protected by the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986, which requires farmers to obtain ...
Georgia-grown Vidalia onions are famous, perhaps the world’s best-known sweet onion. To be considered a true Vidalia, the onion must be a specific Yellow Granex hybrid in a 20-county area ...
Georgia’s iconic Vidalia ... “We grow on a sandier type soil," Haygood said. "We sit in a part of the country that the day length is just right for us to be able to plant the onions in the ...