The exciting times of apple picking, pumpkin patches and fall harvests are coming up quickly, and participating farms need (more…)

Freshly picked apples from the orchard are smooth and shiny – does that make them “clean”?

According to Carol Allen, (more…)

New technology is being developed all the time for all kinds of applications. And new uses are constantly being considered too. (more…)

Finances can be a sensitive topic. However, tracking your finances is essential in all industries, including agriculture. When it (more…)

Consumers want to know what they’re purchasing, and many seek labels that claim food items are sustainable, fair trade (more…)

“We all heard growing up plastics were the future.”

That’s how Tom Marting, director of sustainable solutions (more…)

Have you ever wondered about on-farm trials? Louis Longchamps, assistant professor of digital agronomy at Cornell University, (more…)

Pollinators are essential to the lifecycle of most flowering plants, and they play a role in improving the quality of crop yields (more…)

Lately I’ve been thinking about those that till the land and produce the crops that feed our population. When I was actively involved (more…)

The take-home message that Matt Mika, vice president of advocacy and government affairs at AmericanHort, gave to the hundreds (more…)

There’s a lot of focus on keeping plants healthy – and keeping pests away – while they’re growing, but there are dangers post-harvest as (more…)

Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State tree fruit pathologist, has seen trees in apple orchards declining over the past 10 years. These declines have (more…)