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May 1, 2026
Blueberries bring bright bursts of flavor, yet behind their sweet success sits a stubborn struggle with soil and supply. Shallow-rooted and sensitive,...
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by Sally Colby 
May 1, 2026
Many growers irrigate crops, and those who don’t often wish they did. If a profitable crop is in the ground, it probably pays to initiate irrigation o...
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by Courtney Llewellyn 
May 1, 2026
Strawberry season will soon be upon us (if it isn’t already). It’s a popular crop – number three among fruits produced in the U.S. and constant consum...
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by Edith Tucker 
May 1, 2026
Indigenous botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the best-seller “ Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teaching o...
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May 1, 2026
Imagine blackberry growing becoming more streamlined – literally. Pairwise, a company based in Durham, NC, uses proprietary plant gene editing technol...
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by Sally Colby 
April 1, 2026
A never-ending propagation challenge is weeds. In a presentation hosted by the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), research associate professor An...
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 1, 2026
Russell Wallack of Breadtree Farms and Brian Caldwell of Hemlock Grove Farm discussed commercial organic chestnut production, marketing and processing...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
May 1, 2026
Alby and Heather Brandon own and operate Brandon Family Farm in West Kingston, RI. It’s a certified organic diversified vegetable farm with about 15 a...
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by Kelsi Devolve 
May 1, 2026
The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers hosted a webinar recently focusing on flower growers interested in expanding their business by selling...
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant 
May 1, 2026
While helping develop a farmers market in Skowhegan, Maine, in 2007, Amber Lambke discovered a perplexing problem: many producers’ value-added product...