Greenhouses all over the world are prepping for their 2024 new varieties, and DS Cole Growers in Loudon, NH, proudly displayed some of their new varieties just in time for the holiday season. On Nov. 18, DS Cole Growers hosted an open house to introduce their new varieties to potential buyers in the...

With Christmas less than a month away, Christmas tree wholesalers and retailers are ready for the selling season. The Real Christmas Tree Board (RCTB) released the data from their second year of surveying Christmas tree wholesale growers, helping to predict the price of wholesale Christmas trees in ...

Bill Russell was already a 30-plus year corporate veteran when he departed former roles in the aerospace industry, plastics manufacturing and automotive sensor technology companies in 2018 to devote his future to his own businesses. At 52, he was ready for change, and looked forward to spending more...

Previously located on the seaside peninsula of Hull, MA, Jordan and Equus Trundy optimistically searched the real estate market for a farm property to spread their wings, seeking more acreage to suit their animals and farming interests – endeavors they have labeled their “passion projects.” The coup...

John Armato is a senior partner and creative strategist with Fleishman Hillard, one of the world’s largest public relations firms. He’s currently working with the Real Christmas Tree Board (RCTB) to help Christmas tree growers become better spokespersons for their trees. The RCTB is a national resea...

When Grace Holtkamp was living in London to finish up her Ph.D., she had no intention of becoming a hemp grower. “I was unhappy in my job – it just wasn’t the right space for me,” she said. “My family has a wedding venue in central North Carolina and fall weddings overlap with hemp harvest. My mom t...

Historically, there has been a hierarchy of places people have gathered. The first place they did so was home. The second place was where they worked. In the past, third places were churches, civic organizations and even bowling leagues, according to Katie Elzer-Peters, owner of Garden of Words LLC ...

Jay Weir, a third-generation farmer, raises Christmas trees from tiny seeds to fragrant green maturity in Colebrook, NH, in the far north of the state – only 10 miles from the Canadian border. “There’s a lot of processes that we’ve been doing for a long time, and there’s a lot to it. That’s the bott...

An outing to the Apple Shed in Newark, NY, has become an autumn tradition for many families. Whether it’s to buy apples or other goodies from the market, ride the wagon into the orchard to pick fruit or let the little ones enjoy the play area, the agritourism side of Maple Ridge Fruit Farm has becom...

Since the 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp as a crop, the market for hemp CBD products has risen and fallen, and optimistic grain and fiber hemp growers have experienced bumps along the road. Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer, assistant professor of natural products and hemp researcher at Central State Univers...

“It’s taken me a while, but this is a destination now. I’ve been growing for 45 years, and I know what a good product is. I intend on having a good product and people know that. I keep my prices very reasonable, and the people are coming,” said Sonia Cianchette. Cianchette, 80, is the owner of Throu...

The definition of integration is the act of combining several parts into a necessary whole. That’s why integrated pest management (IPM) is so important. Growers need every tool they can use to handle new or changing issues. Talking about “Bridging the Gap Between Conventional and Biopesticides for D...

Now that we’re firmly into autumn, it’s time for greenhouse growers to prep their plants for possible wintertime troubles. Don’t let mealybugs turn your horticulture into their holiday hideaway. Mealybugs ( Pseudococcus spp.) are common plant pests. They are sucking insects that feed on leaves, buds...

Lee, NH, is home to an amazing aromatic white wine producer: Flag Hill Winery. Owner Brian Ferguson and vineyard manager Elijah Shields are passionate about their work in terms of caring for the field and the environment, producing consistent high-quality wine and educating their customers on the pr...

Recently I have been reading about and seeing articles and advertisements about new technologies and equipment that are being introduced to the ag community. This got me to ruminating on modern agricultural practices and where we are heading. In January 2021, according to the International Society o...