Avoid pesticide misapplications
Dr. Karly Regan, Penn State Extension, has some tips for growers planning pesticide applications for the upcoming season. (more…)
Dr. Karly Regan, Penn State Extension, has some tips for growers planning pesticide applications for the upcoming season. (more…)
According to Lisa Chase, even though agritourism has been important to many states for decades, it didn’t receive much attention at the federal level (more…)
Businesses who find good employees and spend time and resources to train them often find it tough to keep those employees on the payroll long-term. (more…)
Believe it or not, the oldest Millennials will be turning 42 or 43 this year. As more of the Baby Boomers retire – and Gen X inches toward AARP (more…)
Agriculture can be a risky business. Equipment, chemicals, livestock and infrastructure such as grain bins or manure pits are just a few of the dangers (more…)
The humble bell pepper is one of the most widely grown vegetable crops in the world. American growers produce more than 1.5 billion pounds of peppers (more…)
It’s very common in family farms with multiple children to have one or more of the children become involved with the operation while other children (more…)
Audry Thompson, staff attorney with the Penn State Center for Agricultural & Shale Law, recently reviewed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted (more…)
I first got to know broccoli up close and personal in 1981, when I was an Extension Vegetable Specialist working with county agents and growers conducting (more…)
For years, the idea of purchasing a farm has been to many prospective buyers a daunting prospect. It involved hunting for quality land that was for sale, (more…)
Extending your growing season is not only important for the success of your farm, but also for increasing production for your customers. High tunnels (more…)
A Native American proverb tells us “The flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” That sounds like it could be the greenhouse grower’s mantra this time of year. (more…)
Commercial growers just might want to take a good look at saffron. Kaitlin Aasen, a greenhouse grower for Cornell’s Agricultural Experiment Station, said that the potential for (more…)
Most farmers want their land to stay in agriculture, but very few have plans in place that dictate how the land, business and other assets will be divided among their heirs. (more…)
When it comes to growing produce, food safety must be considered when making any decision in the process. At the Northeast Greenhouse Conference in November, Shirley Micallef (more…)