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of trying to handle pests ... weeds
are more easily transferred into
the field. " Some areas in the South
still can find enough labor for hand
harvests, while in the Northeast and
Midwest most onions are harvested
by machine.
Recent years have also seen the
Doug Bulgrin is hoping to get more onion
growers involved in the National Onion
Association and its advocacy efforts.
introduction of many new sweet
onion varieties, including Sunions,
Honeysweet, Sun Kissed in addition
to classics like Vidalia - similar to
the diversification of varieties that
the apple industry has seen.
" Everybody wants to have their
own special onion and make that
special place in the market for
themselves, " Bulgrin said. " There's
some of the onions I definitely
see some advantages, one over
the other as far as storability and
different things. It comes down to
personal taste - that's why there so
many different cars sold in the U.S.
whether its Ford or Chevy or Dodge.
Everybody has their own idea of what
they're looking for. "
Despite very different growing
conditions and diversification, the
growers have common interests and
there are many reasons they join the
NOA, Bulgrin said.
" We do struggle with some of the
same things when it comes to laws
and regulations, whether it be food
safety or labor, " he said. " And some
of the pests we deal with are quite
similar. " The group also sponsors
some research about water quality
methods, and watches that imports
are held accountable to the same
standards as domestic onions.
Bulgrin said probably the key
task the association can do is band
together for advocacy efforts.
" Were actually fighting for the
ability of the farmer to still maintain
doing what he's doing, " he said.
Too much of the population is farremoved
from agriculture and don't
understand farmers or farming.
" People need to understand,
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taking care of the environment, "
Bulgrin said. He and his wife have
spent the last seven years farming
with their children to introduce
them to agriculture. They farm corn,
soybeans and pumpkins together.
Bulgrin attended his first
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Washington D.C. trip with the NOA
leadership last year. The trip made
a deep impression on him - he
didn't think one person could make
a difference, but he was impressed
at how the officials seemed open to
hearing from him, and respected his
expertise.
" People need to
understand, farmers
are good people and we
are taking care of the
environment. "
− Doug Bulgrin
" These are highly intelligent people
who are making some big decisions
for our country, and they're looking
for input from us - the guys out
there in the field, " he said. " It really
takes all of us working together to
keep moving forward and working on
these issues, but understanding the
effects they're having on the farmer.
Bulgrin has a particular interest in
food safety and consolidating food
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safety inspections and audits.
" It wasn't too long ago that I had
7-day intervals
five audits that I was doing, " each
for a different customer, he said.
Implementation of the Food and
Safety Modernization Act can be
hard on many farmers - as Bulgrin
said, " We have a job to do besides
doing audits. "
He was able to communicate some
of that with officials in Washington,
and he hopes other onion growers
can get involved in similar ways.
" There's a lot of talented people in
NOA, and my dream is to just draw
off of that membership and that
knowledge, " he said. " The more effort
that people put into it, the more that
they're going to reap the benefits. " VGN
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