Watching for trends in color selections pays off. “Everyone wants peach, cream and blues,” Beth Syphers (right) said.
Photo courtesy of Crowley House Flower Farm & Studio
by Sally Colby
There’s no doubt Beth Syphers’s early years influenced what she’s doing today. “Growing up, we had amazing, beautiful flowers with a lot of different landscape specimens that bloomed year-round,” said Beth. (more…)
The Asian giant hornet
Photo courtesy of Allan Smith-Pardo, Invasive Hornets, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
by Courtney Llewellyn
If you were to pay attention solely to the sensationalized news reports, you might think America was about to be overrun by so-called “murder hornets.” In reality, Asian giant hornets (AGHs) are not necessarily a threat – yet. (more…)
by Sally Colby
Dr. Jill Calabro, research and science programs director for AmericanHort, recently moderated a discussion on Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (R3bv2).
“The last find of this bacterial pathogen in the U.S. was 16 years ago in 2004, and it was eradicated then,” said Calabro. (more…)
by Sally Colby
In a recent discussion about how to keep farm workers healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak, Dr. Rich Stup, agricultural workforce specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, discussed some options for employers. (more…)
by Sally Colby
A group of experienced farm market experts gathered recently to share thoughts on how to best conduct farmers markets this season.
Mary Choate, University of New Hampshire Extension, provides some basic tips. (more…)
Dr. Timothy Swager is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at MIT.
Photo courtesy of Justin Knight
by Enrico Villamaino
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a sensor that could have large implications for the agricultural industry. (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs have become another means for producers to bring income to the farm as well as lock in markets and a revenue stream. Garrett Ziegler, MSU Extension Community Food Systems Educator, recently spoke on the topic as part of the MSU Extension Beginning Farmer webinar series. (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Your smartphone is with you all the time, but you likely ignore one of its functions that could really benefit your farm: recording videos. That’s why MidAtlantic Women In Agriculture presented “Smart Phone Movies,” led by Michele Walfred, communications specialist with University of Delaware. (more…)
Fred Hulme: “When you have problems, you want an easy solution.”
Photo by Stephen Wagner
by Stephen Wagner
Fred Hulme, with the Technical Services division of ICL Fertilizers, opened the Greenhouse Growers Day at Shady Maple Smorgasbord earlier this year by saying that he wanted to talk about fertilizer (more…)
“Marketing strategy is about solving the customer’s problems, not yours,” Matt LeRoux said.
Photo by Catie Joyce-Bulay
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
“I like to think of it as ‘the smell of the flower will draw in the bee,’” said Matt LeRoux, describing the importance of creating an identity for your farm business. (more…)
by Enrico Villamaino
A researcher from the University of Wisconsin is working in conjunction with academics in Oregon and a collective of agricultural professionals to reduce the rate of viral infection in seed potatoes. (more…)
Here are some factors that influence flowering and fruiting in vegetable crops. The vine crop family has the following factors that cause poor fruit set: (more…)
