Bland Farms’ Commitment to Quality

Onions

Bland Farms LLC, since its beginning in 1948, has strived to establish and maintain a stringent QC and Inspection Program to ensure that all of its products meet or exceed stated specifications. We are a dynamic leader in the specialized field of sweet onions dedicated to studying our crops, growing regions, and development of the methods that will continually improve the use of our soil for increased productions.

As “Sweet Onion Specialists” our team implements sophisticated research tools and techniques to ensure savory crops of sweet onions year-round for our customers. Applications include:

  • Ensuring the use of the best hybrid seed varieties available
  • Planting and preparation of seed beds
  • Transplanting from seed beds to fields
  • Tissue analysis of different stages of plant growth
  • Charting crop history by field
  • Charting size distribution
  • Charting quality of onions
  • Charting yields per field
  • Systematic monitoring of heat units per field
  • Fertilization programs

Weather, date and soil compositions allow us to grow and harvest a sweet onion crop that we are proud to put our name on.

Certifications:

Bland Farms procedures and practices are certified and monitored by World Quality Services and SCS Global Services. We have earned the following certifications without fail since their introduction:

Georgia

  • HACCP- based Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) with Global G.A.P.
  • HACCP- based Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) with PrimusGFS
  • Food Security Program
  • Pesticide Residue Free Testing
  • Organic Certified Producer by SCS Global Services
  • Organic Certified Handler by SCS Global Services
  • Registered-United States FDA Bioterrorism Act Registration Number: 10298446748

Peru

  • HACCP- based Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) with Global G.A.P.
  • HACCP- based Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) with Global G.A.P.
  • Pesticide Residue Free Testing
  • Registered-United States FDA Bioterrorism Act Registration Number: 19516716878
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