Sweet Corn
Syngenta Seeds Opens Pasco Facility
More than 100 Syngenta Seeds Inc. employees and community leaders gathered Oct. 28 at the company's Pasco, Wash., vegetable seed processing facility to celebrate its grand opening. The Pasco facility is located on approximately 40... more »
Crunch time: Farmers Catch up After Weather Delays
Mother Nature has wreaked havoc on corn and bean fields this year, and some farmers say they're worried the harvest may last well into winter. Pekin, Ill., Daily Times Click here to read the rest... more »
Mhonpaj’s Garden
It's a long way from the tropical highlands of Southeast Asia to the temperate prairie of central Minnesota. But while the physical climate is a lot frostier in Minnesota, the political climate has been warmer... more »
New Jersey Farmers Buffer Bottom Lines with Agritourism
Pumpkins - for painting, carving and cooking - hayrides, pony rides, petting zoos and corn mazes are just a sampling of fall family fun on New Jersey farms, which also sell corn stalks, mums and... more »
Pumpkins, Corn Mazes, Pigs and More Fuel Agri-tourism
At Harbes Family Farm in Mattituck, pigs sprint around a barnyard racetrack while children watch from hay bale stands. The Suffolk Times Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
U.S. Farmers Warm to Community Agriculture Model
As he finished packing corn, tomatoes and blueberries into shopping bags at a Massachusetts farm, software engineer Alex Lian said his new shopping habits had changed his attitude to food. Reuters Click here to read... more »
Wine Sales at Farmers’ Market OK’d
Pick up some homegrown tomatoes, some fresh sweet corn and a nice bottle of wine. Soon you'll be able to do it all in one place, and it won't be one of those fancy mega-marts.... more »
Wanted: Rain
Carl Hensler was in his fields Monday on a large irrigation machine called "Big Gun," which was spewing hundreds of gallons of Ohio River water over precious sweet corn, peppers and soybeans at Valley View... more »
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