Reg and Cher Tollefson bought a Christmas tree farm, but their latest enterprise – producing pumpkins – is the one they enjoy more these days.
Photo courtesy of Kirchem Farm
by Sally Colby
It’s late autumn, and Reg and Cher Tollefson are finishing up the second year of a new enterprise on their Historic Kirchem Farm (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…)
The University of Nevada-Reno’s Desert Farming Initiative sponsors a farm-to-food pantry program which helps students eat more healthy food.
Photo courtesy of DFI
by Enrico Villamaino
The University of Nevada-Reno’s (UNR) College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR) established its Desert Farming Initiative (DFI) in 2013. (more…)
Vegetable growers are always on the defense against plant pathogens and diseases. But what happens when the crop itself is harboring a pathogen that causes human illness? (more…)
One of the most profitable ways to sell fresh fruits and vegetables is to a specialty restaurant chef that uses the highest quality produce available. (more…)
An important lesson learned during 2020 is the awareness that if anything can go wrong, it may do so, and in a big and unfathomable way. (more…)
Jaker’s is more than a pumpkin patch. “It started as pick-your-own pumpkin, but now we have a corn maze, petting zoo, a corn pile and hay rides,” said Jake Harward.
Photo courtesy of Harward Farms
by Sally Colby
When Jake Harward was about 10 years old, he and his brother wanted a four-wheeler. “Instead of buying us one,” he said (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
The time is fast approaching when happy families will be participating in a ritual that often kicks off the holiday season – visiting a Christmas tree farm to pick out their tree for December. (more…)
