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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Strawberries, flowers, crop mazes and Christmas trees: expansion is the word at Strawberry Fields and Florist, a farm turned tourist destination in Auburn, NY. Proprietor Linda Eldred (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Many farmers have begun to diversify their operations and use their resources in different ways to bring in more revenue. Offering lodging via Airbnb represents one additional income (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
It can be challenging for a small farm to grow enough produce to supply their own community supported agriculture (CSA) program. “Making a Multi-farm CSA Work for the Long Term” (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Strawberry growers’ season typically ends long before summer is over; however, selecting an everbearing variety – known as day neutral strawberries – can stretch the season until autumn. (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
A farmer may grow the biggest, reddest berries around on their U-pick farm, but without marketing, it won’t matter. Marketing is essential to a successful U-pick operation. (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
The darling of growers seeking a new commodity, hemp has had its ups and downs. At the recent Grow-NY Summit in Syracuse, NY, Lawrence Smart, professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University, compared the introduction of hemp in New York (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Vineyard diseases can diminish a vineyard’s profits. Carefully monitoring vineyards and addressing these issues can help growers prevent these losses. To address the topic, Cornell AgriTech, Virginia Tech and Penn State Extension recently hosted an Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (more…)
Strawberries represent one example of non-climacteric fruit, since they cannot further ripen after picking. Photo by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Growing fruit successfully relies upon harvesting good quality fruit. MidAtlantic Women In Agriculture presented “What is Fruit Quality?” (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Effectively managing the farm family’s finances can make the difference between a farm succeeding or folding. MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture recently presented “Managing Farm Family Finances” with presenters Maria Pippidis and Jesse Ketterman, (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Branding may sound like a difficult job for savvy social media whizzes. But Dahlia Dill, owner of Chandler Pond Farm in Wheelock, VT, believes that any farmer can develop effective branding with just a few ideas. She presented “Social Media Tips & Tricks” as part of the New England Women in Livestock Virtual Winter Conference recently. (more…)
