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Deer Feeding Ban Hits Carrot, Apple Growers

Michigan's ban on feeding and baiting wild white-tailed deer came at a bad time for apple and carrot growers, as well as for those who grow corn a... READ MORE »

Next Generation Builds on Family Heritage

Like many young vegetable growers, Martin Jefferson faces challenges. Competition from imported food is one of them. So is trying to educate the publi... READ MORE »

Extension is Losing Money, but it’s not Losing Relevance

The story about Penn State Cooperative Extension on the front page of this magazine is the seventh in a series I've been writing for more than a year.... READ MORE »

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 ... READ MORE »

Bills Could Have Profound Effects

There are dozens of bills in the U.S. Congress that address immigration reform in one way or another, but only one that deals specifically with agricu... READ MORE »

Immigration Concerns Are As American As Apple Pie

Spring is just around the corner, which means one thing to a farmer. It's time to revisit our fields and orchards in preparation for the growing seaso... READ MORE »

More Increases Coming

We had to find a way to stop this thing. So we raised the minimum wage. It was something very un-Republican that we did, but we had to do it. With the... READ MORE »

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