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Editor has Energetic Resolution for the Coming Year
It's a great year to make New Year's resolutions. Elections are coming this fall, and from the amount and earliness of the political activity, everybody seems to be getting primed to cast a few important... more »
Young Vegetable Growers Ponder Their Futures
The Vegetable Growers News sought the opinions of young vegetable growers to get their perspective on the future of the industry – and their own future aspirations. Paul Ruszkiewicz, 31, is a fourth-generation onion grower... more »
Michigan Green Bean Broker a Vegetable Industry Leader
You've heard about people who don't know beans. Vic Shank is not one of those. Not only is he the president of the Michigan Vegetable Council, a leadership position in which knowing about vegetable industry... more »
Extension Losing a Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, visiting local farmers and doling out general advice, doesn't... more »
Pumpkin Harvest Scary This Year
Produce farmer Steve Heiderscheit said, "My pumpkin crop has been awful. We didn't have any rain. Only 6/10 of an inch in July so we never set on good and when they did they were... more »
Market Appeals to Visitors of All Ages
Kuipers Family Farm had no problem attracting families with young children, but older families with teenagers weren't showing as much interest. Corn mazes and hayrides are for little kids, after all. To appeal to that... more »
Government Clamps Down on Employers of Illegal Workers
Tighter enforcement of immigration laws announced in early August probably came late enough in the year so as not to disrupt the fruit and vegetable harvest in the northern United States this fall, but will... more »
Pumpkin Harvest Down Because of Drought
Fall is almost here and people are already getting in the spirit by purchasing a pumpkin or two. WOWK-TV more »
Family, Friends Flock to Corn Harvest
It's 10:30 on a Saturday morning, and the Carter Tyndall family is hard at work. Grand Rapids Press more »
For Some Farmers, Harvest is all About Finding Workers
It's been a typical farming year, some good and some bad. But for farmers who grow crops that need intense labor, there's been more bad than good -- but even the bad wasn't as bad... more »
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