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$80 Oil Might be a Great Incentive for Needed Change
I got a phone call recently from a man I hadn't seen in 20 years, and it was delightful. "Remember me?" he asked. Nobody ever forgot him. Now age 90, I knew he was retired... more »
Pumpkin Growers Say Drought Hurt Crops
A weak pumpkin crop this year has prompted Wisconsin pumpkin growers to urge jack o' lantern fans to get to the fields early. Appleton Post-Crescent 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 »
Plenty of Pumpkins?
Halloween is only a couple of months away, but this summer's heat and drought may mean fewer jack-o-lanterns in Region 8. KAIT - Jonesboro, Ark. more »
Drought Shrivels State Pumpkin Crop
The severe drought and high temperatures that have pummeled Tennessee re cent ly may mean a shortage of pumpkins come Halloween. Tennessean.com 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 »
Crops Are Wilting in Bone-Dry Fields
Dean Edgecomb's 62nd birthday afforded him no time for cake and ice cream. He was too busy hooking up an irrigation system to save acres of parched, wilting corn in a field just north of... more »
Farmers Grapple With Drought
With little rainfall this spring and summer, Mehrl Mayne has lost almost half of his 34 acres of field corn - for cattle - to save the sweet corn he sells - for people -... 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 »
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