Country Folks Grower is a business to business publication offering coast to coast coverage through three regional editions.
Each monthly issue covers all facets of growing and marketing fresh market and ornamental crops.
MANTS shifting from in-person show to alternate platform for 2021
Due to COVID-19 concerns, ongoing restrictions on large indoor gatherings and unforeseen unavailability at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) announced that the 2021 show, initially scheduled for Jan. 6 – 8, is unable to take place as an in-person event. […]
Washington traps first Asian giant hornet
The Asian giant hornet
Photo courtesy of Allan Smith-Pardo, Invasive Hornets, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trapped its first Asian giant hornet this month. […]
Learning by growing
Amber Weaver appreciates all the help she’s been receiving from mentors and family as she continues to grow her business – including her brother Trent Weaver, who works with her.
Photo courtesy of Sydney Leigh Photography
by Sally Colby
Amber Weaver began her post-high school education with a plan: attend North Carolina State University and eventually become a veterinarian […]
Searching for the secret to sinfully sweet melons
by Enrico Villamaino
The University of Nevada-Reno’s (UNR) College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR) established its Desert Farming Initiative (DFI) in 2013. […]
It’s time to focus on vitality
Now being run by its fourth generation, Trolley Line Vineyards in North East, PA, was recently awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to help them plan for the future.
Photo courtesy of Trolley Line Vineyards
by Courtney Llewellyn
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture put out the call for farmers and prospective farmers to apply for a round […]
Penn State Garden Trials – Verdant and virtual
Sinclair Adam, who leads the Trial tours every year, did so without a throng following him this year.
Photo by Stephen Wagner
by Stephen Wagner
Penn State has been hosting tours of its Trial Gardens since 1933. Usually there are several hundred people on hand the day of the tour […]
