August 2007
- Budget Problems Put Growers in Danger of Losing Valuable Ag Stats When vegetable and fruit growers get those government survey forms in the mail, they can be torn about whether to fill them out or toss them into the wastebasket. There’s always been a debate over who benefits from government-compiled statistics.
- Michigan Farm Replaces Squash With Flowers It was the summer of 2000, and one of the biggest squash crops Barbott Farms and Greenhouse had ever seen was sitting in the field, almost ready for harvest. The Barbott family had a lot invested in that crop and was looking forward to the payoff.
- Online Farmers’ Market and CSA Extend the Season Year Round People who shop at farmers’ markets or join CSAs find it frustrating when the flow of local products dries up in the off-season, but so do the growers who sell those products.
- Southwest Michigan Farm Markets Rely on Chicago Money
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