ATLANTA — This year’s edition of one of Georgia’s signature specialty crops — Vidalia onions — will begin shipping out on April 27, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black announced Thursday.
#Black said he was following the recommendation of the Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel, a group of 16 growers of the sweet onion, which met at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center in Lyons, Ga.
#“The meeting was very productive,” said panel Chairman Bo Herndon, who owns Herndon Farms. “All members of the panel were represented and I believe we came to the best possible outcome. “
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