It does not take long to discover that the journey to marketing success takes many jogs and sidesteps. Working within a fast-paced and ever changing economy equates to constantly juggling strategies to reach key target groups. When you discuss succession planning as a major factor in marketing, howe...

Preston and Rhonda Brown grew up in the Christmas tree business, selling trees at retail lots since they were young. “I was nine years old, helping Rhonda’s grandmother,” said Preston. “We sold trees on a lot for years. Every time we went to a farm to buy trees, I would pick brains, and that’s how I...

A new technology, under study in the U.S. since 2009 by Frank Forcella at the USDA/ARS in Morris, MN shows promise for mechanizing control of in-the-row weeds. Field studies of abrasive weeding in vegetable crops (which uses organic grit propelled by compressed air) headed by Samuel Wortman were mad...

“When we first started, it was literally one-half acre behind 105 Stone Road. That was the farm,” remarked Zaid Kurdieh of Norwich Meadows Farm, Norwich, NY. That was in 1998. Now, nearly 20 years later, Kurdieh farms around 100-acres of certified organic vegetables. His farm consists of nearly 1,00...

Many farms have added another stream of revenue to their operations through farmers markets and agritourism. However, Ontario Orchards in Oswego, NY has created a robust online store selling locally-produced goods with limited retail distribution. At www.ontarioorchards.com , central New Yorkers can...

Dan Long, Brushwood Nursery owner, knows a thing or two about clematis as that is his business’ primary product. Although they can be a great addition to any program, their production can be a little more than daunting for many. He divulged his experience recently at Cultivate’17. Long said that cle...

The vine crops — cantaloupes (muskmelons), cucumbers, watermelons, squash and pumpkins — belong to the Cucurbitaceae family. Cucurbits are monoecious, meaning that male and female reproductive structures are produced in separate flowers on the same plant. Male flowers are born on long, slender stalk...

The hillsides are announcing the last quarter of the calendar year by showing the burnished bronzes and golds of autumn. Have you taken a moment to review how profitable your year has been so far? And how do you plan to push toward ending on a strong note? For many businesses, the last quarter of th...

Walking amid a cluster of greenhouse owners and managers, garden shop proprietors and other horticulture types, PSU’s Trial Garden Director Sinclair Adam paused in his serpentine tour to try to clarify a point about USDA registered plants. “What happened was there was a fellow in Finland who is a bo...

Delycia Hofmann, Department of Homeland Security, Outreach Division, encourages employers to use a program that’s free and relatively easy to use. She explained E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows any U.S. employer to electronically verify the employment eligibility of its newly hired e...

BALTIMORE, MD — The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), returning to Baltimore again this January for their 48th annual event, has announced that registration is now open for the 2018 show. Green industry companies and businesses interested in exhibiting or attending The Masterpiece of Trade Sh...

The New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show will be held Dec. 12, 13 and 14 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH and will include 32 educational sessions over three days, covering major vegetable, berry and tree fruit crops as well as various special topics, such as hard cider a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent Oct. 3 to President Donald Trump, U.S. food industry groups representing farmers and food manufacturers across several sectors urged the United States to immediately impress upon Japan, Mexico and the Mercosur nations that the lists of geographical indications (GI...

Researchers at forefront of using strawberry genomics for breeding DURHAM, NH — Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have launched a research project that aims to develop the first varieties of strawberries specifically designed for org...

For 64 years, the Brush family has been a fixture in the communal and business life of North Scituate, RI. Husband and wife team Russell and Amy Brush continue the family tradition of growing high-quality plants and providing customer satisfaction. Russell and Amy were both raised in horticultural f...