by Sally Colby
Many farms wouldn’t have an adequate labor force without the presence of H-2A workers. L.G. D’Arrigo, co-leader of the immigration practice at Harris Beach in Albany, NY, said there isn’t a reliable supply of labor in the U.S., (more…)
by Tamara Scully
Wildfires have burned mind-boggling numbers of acres, destroying towns, farms and lives this year. Climate change is implicated in this mass burning: severe droughts, hotter, drier seasons with less rainfall and early snow melt due to warmer winter weather patterns (more…)
Recently, a longtime peach and apple grower faced a dilemma. After losing his entire peach crop to frost this season – the first time in his eight decades of growing fruit trees on the same land (more…)
We have all learned valuable lessons during the pandemic, and one lesson I hear about above all other business concerns is a recommitment to accurate and timely recordkeeping. (more…)
Keeping the proper elevation in the tubing can help keep sap flowing.
Photo courtesy of Keith Otto, Extension support specialist
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
If you want to expand your farm’s maple production, going with tubing rather than collection buckets can make the entire system work more smoothly. (more…)
When the Martinezes purchased Willow Pond Farm, it was an established Christmas tree farm and well known in the community. “It was a lot of work to bring the trees back into shape,” Rodney Martinez said.
Photo courtesy of Willow Pond Farm
by Sally Colby
Rodney and Lynn Martinez are new to farming, but not new to hard work. (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
Earlier this year, NAFDMA hosted an online roundtable to ask producers how they were preparing for an autumn influenced by COVID-19 restrictions. At the beginning of October, the international agritourism association brought in three different growers to discuss how the harvest season has been going. (more…)
by Enrico Villamaino
Horticultural advocacy group AmericanHort recently hosted “Top Performers From Perennial Variety Trials,” the latest production in the organization’s “Grower Insider Series.” The program was administered by Paul Westervelt, (more…)
by Tamara Scully
The location of your nursery, what you’re growing and how you’re growing it will influence the type of preparation your plants need to survive the winter season and emerge thriving in the spring. (more…)
Precision agriculture tools help farmers reduce waste when it comes to precisely measuring inputs – but they often needs high-speed internet access to work properly.
by Courtney Llewellyn
Reliable, high-speed internet in rural regions has been an issue for decades. (more…)
Having a “hands-off” policy – where no human hand touches the greens – is one way hydroponic growers keep crops safe.
Photo courtesy of Little Leaf Farms
by Tamara Scully
Chances are that the lettuce or other leafy greens eaten by the majority of consumers aren’t grown anywhere near their homes, (more…)
Bottling juice has become so profitable to Red Jacket Orchards that the farm scaled back its farmers markets presence to focus on juice, sold in venues from Maine to Texas.
Photo by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Founding a successful agriculture/culinary business relies on an owner’s ability to tweak the business to the times. (more…)
