While the meetings and education sessions at events like Great Lakes Expo are valuable and informative, the posters sharing research (more…)

The 2023 Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) welcomed more than 11,000 attendees, including exhibitors, in Baltimore from Jan. 11 – 13. (more…)

Using temperature to maximize crop quality and profitability is a critical part of growing in greenhouses. It was also the topic discussed by John Erwin, Ph.D., of the Plant Science & Landscape Architecture (more…)

This past year brought some tweaks to the H-2A program. Employers who use the program should be aware of the changes and be prepared to ensure compliance. (more…)

The original title for Dr. Brian Krug’s lecture at Cultivate’22 focused on teaching people how to water plants properly. The technical lead for Syngenta Flowers LLC, Krug changed the name (more…)

Spider mites are an economically important crop pest, especially in tomatoes. Dr. James Walgenbach, professor and Extension specialist in entomology and plant pathology, North Carolina State University (more…)

There’s a difference between copywriting and copyrighting. Corey Zimmerman, founder and owner of Wanderweb, a web design and search engine optimization agency in Maine, explained what sets them apart. (more…)

More visitors on your farm, spending more time with you and possibly spending more money, seems to be the obvious goal of agritourism, but for a lot of those in the ag community there’s more (more…)

With almost everything in shorter supply or higher in price these days, looking into ways to extend what you have, or even changing up your usual modus operandi, may be the way to go. (more…)

Agritourism operators are in a unique position to add regenerative practices to their enterprises, according to Nicole Vaugeois, associate vice president of research at Vancouver Island University (more…)

Cover cropping has been growing in popularity as conventional growers of field and row crops have learned of its benefits, and the practice (more…)

Over the years, I’ve read articles about controlled environment agricultural, indoor farming, protected agricultural production and vertical farming. (more…)

While the meetings and education sessions at events like Great Lakes Expo are valuable and informative, the posters sharing research from graduate students shouldn’t be ignored. (more…)