Country Folks Grower is a business to business publication offering coast to coast coverage through three regional editions.
Each monthly issue covers all facets of growing and marketing fresh market and ornamental crops.
Measuring manure amendments against potato early die
Fun fact: Potatoes are the top vegetable crop in the U.S. According to USDA-NASS, one million acres of potatoes were harvested in 2020, with a total value of $3.88 billion. […]
Thoughts on Cool Season Crops
Before I get into my thoughts on cool season crops, I wanted to mention a new book. It is the sixth edition […]
Optimizing Marketing Via Training
Marketing plans present ways to promote and advertise your product or service. While these plans may be delegated […]
Considering Containers
Those black plastic pots are most likely the containers that comes to mind when talking nursery sales of potted plants. But today, the use […]
New Shoots From Stubs
While the meetings and education sessions at events like Great Lakes Expo are valuable and informative, the posters sharing research […]
MANTS attendance returns to pre-pandemic levels
The 2023 Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) welcomed more than 11,000 attendees, including exhibitors, in Baltimore from Jan. 11 – 13. […]
Preserving the old while planting new
Ben Clark was raised on a generational fruit farm in Deerfield, MA, but he didn’t think that’s where he’d be today.
Ben’s father Tom was the third generation on the farm, and Ben grew up […]
Using greenhouse temperature to your advantage
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 […]
Farmers market SNAP program continues to grow
Does your farmers market accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit cards? If not, you may be missing out on a program that offers both a significant additional income […]
Changes in H-2A for 2023
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. […]
The art and skill of watering properly
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 […]
Promising biological control of spider mites
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 […]
