Sweet corn
Growers Should Prepare for a Credit Crunch
As growers prepare for the new production year, there are a few things they need to know about money. First, money this winter could get as cheap as it will probably ever get, so if... more »
Ohio Sweet Corn
McMaster Farms grows and sells 250 acres of fresh sweet corn in Columbiana, Ohio. In addition, McMaster Farms runs about 100 acres of sweet corn from a neighboring farm through its packing shed, which also... more »
Growers Should Prepare for a Credit Crunch
As growers prepare for the new production year, there are a few things they need to know about money. First, money this winter could get as cheap as it will probably ever get, so if... more »
Greenhouse-grown Produce Prolongs Growing Season
As harvest season is wrapping up for area corn and soybean farmers, it is just beginning for the staff at Plantpeddler, where zucchinis, tomatoes, strawberries, green beans and radishes are ripening, safe from the jarring... more »
All’s Fair in Drought and Farming
Corn and tomatoes are both water hogs on the farm. But in North Carolina's continuing drought, the first crop suffered heavy losses for the second consecutive year, while the latter prospered. Mountain Xpress more »
Sarah Palin Corn Maze Gains Farmer National Attention
Google "Sarah Palin corn maze." Seriously. Right now. Not at a computer? Sigh ... All right. Fine. I'll do it for you. OK, typing it in. Well, well, well, what have we here? Guess Duke... more »
Producers Pay More as Growing Gets More Expensive
Despite the skyrocketing cost of inputs and a national economy that seems to get gloomier and gloomier with each passing day, Tim Boals has never seen more opportunity in agriculture. Sure, the emerging credit crisis... more »
Palin Flies Over Corn-cut Image of Herself
Shortly after taking off from Toledo on a flight bound for Akron, Sarah Palin's campaign plane twice circled around a now-famous image of the Alaska governor etched into a golden cornfield in northeast Ohio, offering... more »
Maze Designer Coming to a Farm Near You
If you have a corn maze or are thinking about creating one, you might have gotten a visit from Designer Dave a few weeks ago. If you didn't, you missed out on having a pair... more »
Shifting Acreage, Consumer Demand Shape Seed Industry
Consumer-oriented traits like taste, size, shape, texture and color have been reshaping the vegetable seed industry for years, but recent shifts in acreage toward local markets or commodity crops have been at least as influential,... more »
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