Planting, Packing, etc.
 ield preparation for planting is
made in the fall prior to planting season. The onions are planted beginning in mid March.
Our onion planter is made up of 12 Gramor planting units, each planting a double row. Once
planted, the onions are carefully monitored and watered by overhead center pivot
irrigation throughout the growing season. |
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The harvest process begins with the onions being lifted from below the surface. The roots are cut and the onions are left to dry in the warm sun. The tops are then removed and the onions are windrowed to enhance drying. Once the proper curing condition is met, the harvestors carefully pick up the onions in the field and place them gently into trucks. The trucks will then transport them to one of our storage facilities.
The onions are piled and stored in bulk in our customized storage. This facility was designed to be state of the art, employing ventilation in the floor which continuously distributes air up and through the onions. A computer control panel monitors the environment and maintains the perfect air temperature and humidity throughout the storage season. Our advanced storage facility is one more way we insure the quality of our product.
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As packaging season begins, onions are conveyed from the storage to the packing area. here the onions are presized, hand sorted and graded for packaging. Once the onions are packed, they are palletized and placed back in the ventilated storage to await shipment. This step maintains the chain of high quality control and guarantees higher shipping success. |
We continually strive to improve all areas of our growing, packing and shipping process to produce the best onions we can. It is our belief that our total control from planting to shipping allows us to deliver a product we can stand behind.
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