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<blockquote data-quote="HDRider" data-source="post: 1131720" data-attributes="member: 17025"><p>Jo,</p><p><strong>Let us all know how that heated version turns out.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I guess this is a hijack, but it just seems so appropriate, and what's a discussion without a little controversy thrown in. And no one is going to argue, your Vidalia relish looks wonderful.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #400080">What do you guys think about this kind of thing? I expect most will bristle at state intrusion, but consider the success the French have had with some exceptional farm products. There is a lot to be said for cooperating for mutual benefit and success.</span></p><p></p><p>New Article - </p><p><em>Delbert Bland, Georgia's most prolific Vidalia producer, filed suit against the state's agriculture commissioner Gary Black this fall after the commissioner pushed back the starting date at which Vidalia farmers can harvest, pack and ship their onions to market. Bland, though, is in a rush. He doesn't see the point in waiting, and come April, wants to get his onions to market as soon as possible.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Farmers must register with the state if they plan to grow under the Vidalia umbrella, and must keep the ag commissioner aware of what varieties are being grown.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The Vidalia Onion Act gives Black this power. The Georgia Department of Agriculture owns the brand, so Black can do whatever he sees fit to protect it. And the majority of growers are behind him.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>When poor quality onions began showing up on grocery store shelves following the usual April 15 start date, Black decided to act. He was asked to by onion growers who knew the year's harvest had been rough. A wacky spate of weather early in 2013 meant Vidalias weren't as mature as they should've been come April. After a decade-plus-long drought, the state, and its onions, spent the early part of the year submerged. So after April 15, moist and soft onions – shelf unstable, not as ripe as expected – began making their way into consumer hands.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://modernfarmer.com/2013/12/vidalia-onion-drama/" target="_blank">http://modernfarmer.com/2013/12/vidalia-onion-drama/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HDRider, post: 1131720, member: 17025"] Jo, [b]Let us all know how that heated version turns out. I guess this is a hijack, but it just seems so appropriate, and what's a discussion without a little controversy thrown in. And no one is going to argue, your Vidalia relish looks wonderful.[/b] [color=#400080]What do you guys think about this kind of thing? I expect most will bristle at state intrusion, but consider the success the French have had with some exceptional farm products. There is a lot to be said for cooperating for mutual benefit and success.[/color] New Article - [i]Delbert Bland, Georgia’s most prolific Vidalia producer, filed suit against the state’s agriculture commissioner Gary Black this fall after the commissioner pushed back the starting date at which Vidalia farmers can harvest, pack and ship their onions to market. Bland, though, is in a rush. He doesn’t see the point in waiting, and come April, wants to get his onions to market as soon as possible. Farmers must register with the state if they plan to grow under the Vidalia umbrella, and must keep the ag commissioner aware of what varieties are being grown. The Vidalia Onion Act gives Black this power. The Georgia Department of Agriculture owns the brand, so Black can do whatever he sees fit to protect it. And the majority of growers are behind him. When poor quality onions began showing up on grocery store shelves following the usual April 15 start date, Black decided to act. He was asked to by onion growers who knew the year’s harvest had been rough. A wacky spate of weather early in 2013 meant Vidalias weren’t as mature as they should’ve been come April. After a decade-plus-long drought, the state, and its onions, spent the early part of the year submerged. So after April 15, moist and soft onions – shelf unstable, not as ripe as expected – began making their way into consumer hands.[/i] [url=http://modernfarmer.com/2013/12/vidalia-onion-drama/]http://modernfarmer.com/2013/12/vidalia-onion-drama/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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