United States, Georgia, Toombs County, Vidalia, 32.21769, -82.413461708/2022Most of the Vidalia onion acreage is still harvested by hand, but mechanical harvesting is on the rise because of the high costs and extensive regulations involving farm labor.Photograph of Vidalia onions being harvested. At harvest time, when the necks of the onions get weak and begin to fall over, growers undercut the onions to allow them to dry down. Most of the Vidalia onion acreage is still harvested by hand, but mechanical harvesting is on the rise because of the high costs and extensive regulations involving farm labor. Vidalia onions mature from mid-April to mid-June.Vidalia onions represent about 40 percent of the total national spring onion production and have an estimated value of about $90 million in annual gross sales.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/vidalia-onionsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/vidalia-onionsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaOnions--Georgia--VidaliaOnion industry--Georgia--VidaliaFood crops--Georgia--VidaliaVegetables--Georgia--VidaliaAgriculture--Georgia--VidaliaHarvesting--Georgia--VidaliaOnions--VarietiesVidalia Onion HarvestStillImage