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Mackintosh Fruit Farm recently put up deer fencing to help keep the animals from sneaking into their orchards. Photo courtesy of Mackintosh Fruit Farm
by Sally Colby
When Bill Mackintosh wanted to establish an orchard 30 years ago, he
Dave Chapman, owner of Long Wind Farm in East Thetford, VT, was the presenter in part one of a series on high tunnel growing. Photo courtesy of Dave Chapman
by Sonja Heyck-Merlin
Dave Chapman, owner of Long Wind Farm
Matthew Whiting is a horticulture professor at Washington State University specializing in orchard architecture and mechanization. Photo courtesy of Matthew Whiting
by Enrico Villamaino
Cherry trees are large, with complicated architectures, but they bear small fruit. Proper cultivation and
Day-neutral strawberries grow best when placed in crowned, raised beds and protected by plastic. Photo courtesy of Pam Fisher/Fisher Berry Crop Consulting
by Courtney Llewellyn
The sweet treat of strawberries tends to be an alluring draw for many customers.
by Enrico Villamaino
An innovative enterprise aiming to bring together local farmers with visiting out-of-towners recently received a boost in its funding. North Carolina State University’s Vacationer Supported Agriculture (VSA) initiative was awarded a $60,000 grant from the North
by Nicholas P. Skinner, John D. Bullough and Mark S. Rea, Lighting Research Center, RPI
Numerous crops are impacted by powdery and downy mildew, fungi that have had large impacts on growth and pest management by growers throughout the
As he’s meeting with clients, Scott Rosenbaum has found that asking certain questions during the planning stages helps him determine what the client has in mind.
Photo courtesy of Rosenbaum’s Landscaping
by Sally Colby
Not every young man knows
The majority of the surveyed farmers did not use weather-based crop or pest management tools, but most were interested in using them. These researchers are counting black flies populations.
Photo courtesy of UMaine Extension
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
“I just
by Courtney Llewellyn
If you saw our story about the autumn meeting of the New York Nut Growers Association (NYNGA) in the December 2020 issue of Country Folks Grower, you know that English walnuts are being developed into a
Unless they’re flying or startled, you won’t see spotted lanternflies’ distinctive red hind wings.
Photo courtesy of Penn State Extension
by Courtney Llewellyn
Despite stay-at-home orders that stymied some travel in 2020, a lot of traffic still crisscrossed the
