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Posted on March 29, 2013
Pollination prices are expected to be trending upward on the east coast this spring, with a shortage of hives for rental in some areas. Commercial pollinator Grant Stiles, whose home base is in New Jersey, but who winters his bees in the south, said he’s seeing $3 a mile trucking costs to move hives...
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Emily Enger 
Posted on March 29, 2013
If your childhood memories include watching a sunset through the settling fog of grain dust or kissing your High School Sweetheart behind the bins on the back 40, then you are one of the increasingly-fewer Americans who can call yourself a “farm kid.” Growing up on a farm, you probably heard all sor...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on March 29, 2013
The global commercial seed market is estimated to be worth over $25 billion annually, with the top 10 seed companies representing close to half of world seed sales, according to a report by Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics. So how does a smaller, independently-owned American ...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
July 1, 2026
Until six years ago, Cassie Wipperfurth and her family were living on five acres in central Minnesota. Each year, the lawn became smaller and the gard...
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by Edith Tucker 
July 1, 2026
Rhianna Zadravec and Alex Libenson, who spent four years farming together on leased property in Lisbon, NH, are very happy they were able to buy a 68-...
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by Sally Colby Over 34 
July 1, 2026
Consumers want to purchase the perfect Christmas tree. Growers want to grow perfect trees. Unfortunately, a problematic disease threatens many Christm...
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by Laura Rodley 
July 1, 2026
Growing Christmas trees requires patience and a lot of time. To grow a good Christmas tree takes “just short of 10 years,” according to James Earle Br...