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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 »
Vegetable Seeds Have to Stand Out From the Crowd
If there's an industry trend seed companies can agree on, it's that vegetable growers are looking for something different, something that makes their products stand out from the crowd. Reed's Seeds, based in Cortland, N.Y.,... more »
Ask Your PCA: What Vegetable Pests Are You Expecting this Fall?
Our big fall pests in the Santa Maria area are the worms--beet armyworm, corn earworm, and cabbage looper. California FBF 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 »
Farmer Seeks Perfection in Corn Crop
Darren Wright is a stickler for quality. Really.Walking amid wispy tassels and jaunty green leaves in one of his cornfields, he is a man on a mission. HeraldNet 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 »
Storm Damages Sweet Corn Crop
The Weeks Farm was a victim of Mother Nature Thursday night as high winds from passing thunderstorms tore through the middle of the farm's sweet corn crop, causing an estimated $2,000 worth of damage. The... 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 »
Singles Group Pairs Farmers Looking for Love
Farm life can be rewarding, but it isn't exactly "Sex and the City." The rural lifestyle has been known to put a crimp in more than one social life. That's where Singles In Agriculture comes... more »
House Passes Farm Bill With the Old Warts Intact
Fruit and vegetable industry leaders proudly grabbed their $1.6 billion bone and ran off to chew on it, but many others are coming to think this "new" Farm Bill is a rotting carcass that needs... more »
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