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TKI purchases Surround
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. (TKI) has purchased the Surround Crop Protection business from BASF Corp., Research Triangle Park, N.C. Surround is a patented kaolin clay-based particle film technology that protects agricultural and horticultural crops such as... more »
Camels an Exotic Addition to Market
It's called Lewis' Farm Market & Petting Farm for a reason: The retail market is the first priority. The petting farm is an attraction. "We're a farm market with a petting farm, not a petting... more »
Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle
Pike Place Market turned 100 this year. I didn't know that when I was planning our honeymoon, but it turned out to be a convenient coincidence. It gave me an excuse to write this column.... 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 »
Sweet Onion Producers in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley and Oregon Vote
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that sweet onion producers in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon voted to continue their federal marketing order program. News Blaze more »
Farm Moves Toward Employee Ownership
The community of Sequim is nestled in Washington's Dungeness Valley, between the Olympic Mountains and Pacific Ocean, near the mouth of the Dungeness River. The area's geography and weather patterns have created a unique microclimate... more »
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... more »
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. Randy Treichler, who... 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 wastebasket. There's always been a debate over... more »
Southwest Michigan Farm Markets Rely on Chicago Money
Michigan's southwest corner is often ignored by the rest of the state, which gravitates more toward the southeast side and Detroit. That could be a problem for farm markets and other businesses in Southwest Michigan... more »
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