by Courtney Llewellyn
Whether a farmer or not, aches and pains creep up on us all. Very often, those maladies manifest as knee pain – and trying to work while one (or two) of your most important joints isn’t working correctly can cause serious problems. (more…)
by Sally Colby
Nearly everyone who employs workers in an agricultural enterprise is prepared for changes to overtime rules in 2020. Attorney Christopher Schulte, who has extensive experience in agricultural employment and immigration law, explained the generalities of the new law (more…)
by Sally Colby
Growers are aiming to fulfill growing consumer interest in new pear selections. Dr. Todd Einhorn said, “There are many older pears, and varieties are hundreds of years old, but we’re typically seeing four or five cultivars in the market.”
Photo by Sally Colby
To satiate consumers’ growing interest in fresh fruit, many growers have started to focus on pears, a fruit that has taken a back seat to more popular apples, peaches, cherries and other fresh offerings. (more…)
by Tamara Scully
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Dec. 11, 2019. The bill now heads to the Senate, where proponents are hopeful that the bipartisan support the bill received in the House will be replicated. (more…)
Produce vendor Nancy Polzin of Polzin Farms.
Photos by Gail March Yerke
by Gail March Yerke
With growing interest in the farm to table movement, more traditional summer farmers markets are extending their season by adding winter markets. (more…)
Brett and Tara Rhoads, along with their children, are the latest generations to work on the family farm in Circileville, Ohio.
by Enrico Villamaino
Be fruitful and multiply. Biblically, it meant Adam and Eve were to be productive and have children. (more…)
Blueberries are probably the most widely distributed fruit in the world. The blueberry thrives only on organic, acidic soils, doing best at a pH of 4.5 – 5.0. (more…)
It isn’t enough that plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, viroids, phytoplasmas and nematodes can attack vegetable crops and cause diseases, and that parasitic plants such as dodder can do the same. (more…)
Fruit trees are long term investments. Protecting those investments has grown more difficult as the vagrancies of changing weather patterns have caused problems. (more…)
Bridging the ending calendar year and crossing over into a new season prompts the usual business analysis – how did we do? Did we make a profit? (more…)
Bugs are bad, right? They can carry diseases from plant to plant. They can eat your crops. They can be very difficult to get rid of. (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
On Dec. 10, the USDA released the results of its 2017 Census of Agriculture on specialty crops – the third time its NASS division summarized census data for this are of agriculture. (more…)
