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Country Folks Grower

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Local farm co-op works to expand market opportunities

by Catie Joyce-Bulay

The Walla Walla Valley of Eastern Washington, home to long sunny growing days, an arid climate and soils enriched by Ice Age flood deposits, is best known for its wine grapes and wheat. Many other crops grow beautifully in its fertile soil as well, and a group of local farmers is working on promoting them, through their co-op, Walla Walla Grown. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Growing for color

by Sally Colby

Jennifer Moss practically grew up in a greenhouse, but didn’t even dabble in gardening until she returned to the family business after college. As a fourth-generation family member at Moss Greenhouses and Plantscaping, her late return is probably due to a rule Jennifer’s father had for his children who wanted to come back to the family business. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Livestock and crops: integration

by Tamara Scully

At the Young Farmers Conference 2017, Kelly Mulville, of Paicines Ranch near San Jose, CA, addressed the benefits of merging livestock and crop cultivation with the goal of enhancing soil health, reducing disease and pest pressures, increasing the ability to farm without irrigation, enhancing carbon sequestration, and producing healthy food. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Keeping employees honest

by Sally Colby

Roba Farms is a diverse operation, with a portion of the business dedicated to growing trees for the landscape trade, evergreens and Christmas trees. The Pennsylvania farm also has a U-Pick orchard and numerous fall attractions that draw thousands of visitors every year. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Orchard Insights: Weed control options in tree fruit

by Tamara Scully

Is there a better way to grow tree fruit than the traditional orchard management practice — an herbicide strip in the tree row and mowed grass alleys? David Granatstein, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Washington State University (WSU) Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, has researched a variety of methods of orchard floor weed control, some of which may hold promise for enhancing tree health, fruit quality and economic returns. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Today’s Marketing Objective: The reason why

Like business plans, marketing strategies provide a pathway to selling the product or service you have dedicated so much time and effort into developing. Getting your product to those audiences that fit the best profile for your product is the reason why you started the business in the first place. The question is how effectively you are delivering that message to the public? [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

e-GRO makes nutrient monitoring for optimal greenhouse management easy

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin

If you’re a greenhouse owner or manager, and you don’t know about e-GRO (Electronic Grower Resources Online), then you’re in for a pleasant surprise. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Disease Defense: Seed-borne vegetable diseases

by Tamara Scully

Seeds treated with antimicrobial or antifungal chemicals are often planted to help growers combat seed-borne diseases. If seed-borne diseases do occur, there may be treatment options to treat disease in the field. But once in the field, seed-borne diseases can spread via other routes of infection, and preventing inoculum from infected seeds is key. [Read more…]

March 1, 2018

Best management practices prepare producers for upcoming commercial vegetable growing season

by Melissa Piper Nelson

New cultivars, pesticide treatments and beneficial insects are proving to be invaluable tools for commercial vegetable growers, but best management practices, both in the field and in the greenhouse/high tunnel, remain a producer’s strong defense system against plant diseases. [Read more…]

February 5, 2018

Managing swede midge

by Bill and Mary Weaver

“Swede midge can become economically devastating to Brassica crops after a lag time of 6 to 7 years following the first report of its occurrence in a region,” explained Christy Hoepting in a recent fast-paced, highly informative presentation at the Great Lakes Fruit and Vegetable Growers Convention. [Read more…]

February 2, 2018

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Christmas tree disease discussed at Goderie’s 10th annual open house

Christmas tree disease discussed at Goderie’s 10th annual open house

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin “An accurate diagnosis is key to solving problems on tree farms,” emphasized Brian Eshenaur, Plant Diagnostician, Plant Pathology, Senior Extension Associate for the New York State Integrated Pest Management program with Cornell University.

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