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Category: Grower

February 3, 2023

New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference comes back strong

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MANCHESTER, NH – In mid-December, thousands of growers from across New England came together in downtown Manchester to learn and discuss what’s new in the fruit and vegetable industry.

Many of the educational sessions were filled to the brim

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February 2, 2023

Farmers market SNAP program continues to grow

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by Gail March Yerke

Does your farmers market accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit cards? If not, you may be missing out on a program that offers both a significant additional income stream for your vendors and an

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February 2, 2023

Using greenhouse temperature to your advantage

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by Courtney Llewellyn

Using temperature to maximize crop quality and profitability is a critical part of growing in greenhouses. It was also the topic discussed by John Erwin, Ph.D., of the Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Department with the

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December 27, 2022

For the customers

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When Art Smith and Mary Eckstrom purchased the East Pierre Landscape and Garden Center seven years ago, they had no experience operating a business. But as the couple read books on business management, they discovered a common theme: draw

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December 27, 2022

For the love of plants

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There are plenty of ways to start a nursery business, and it didn’t take Erik Rosenbaum long to figure out what worked for his family. His daughter Annette Fentress, who helms the business today, explained how Sun Nurseries began.

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December 6, 2022

Strategies for increasing biodiversity

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Recently the Department of Agriculture announced a $300 million Organic Transition Initiative designed to support the increased production of organic agriculture. The number of farmers transitioning to organic farming has dropped significantly in the past 15 years.

If you’re

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December 6, 2022

Beyond organic – Lane’s End Farm

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It’s definitely not your typical farming operation. From the technique of permanent raised bed row cropping to the strategic placement of natural areas for beneficial species, Liz and Corey Aquino of Lane’s End Farm exemplify what can be done

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December 6, 2022

Lavender farming on an island – A new beginning

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Although many farmers inherit an early generational connection to the land, some, like Edgar and Martine Anderson, join the agricultural community later in life. When the Andersons visited friends on Washington Island, WI, they fell in love with the

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December 6, 2022

AmericanHort Scholars share insights at Cultivate’22

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The AmericanHort Scholars program aims to set students in horticulture on a path to success by exposing them to the breadth of the industry, its opportunities and its leaders at the annual Cultivate convention. Each year, six students are

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December 6, 2022

LED greenhouse supplemental lighting: Is it worth the switch?

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For years, commercial greenhouse growers have used supplemental lighting to help boost greenhouse production when the weather won’t seem to cooperate, as well as creating a more uniform product throughout the greenhouse. It began with fluorescent and high-pressure sodium

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