Bindweed has been spotted in farm fields within New York’s Capital Region. The hard to control weed has roots that can grow 30 feet deep. These long tap roots absorb water reserves deep in the ground, stealing it from shorter-rooted cash crops. Dormant bindweed seeds have a hard coating and can pers...

Dig Deep Farm sits atop a sunny ridge on a slope of land in South China, Maine , that has been farmed for over 75 years. The property was once a dairy and vegetable farm called the French Family Farm– and still affectionately called that by locals. It is now home to a cooperative farming operation t...

Vibrant green healthy tomato plants and broccoli plants reach skyward. The air is perfumed with pansies ready to go in hanging baskets and lining tables. All the pansies, vegetables and other flowers, as well as bedding plants, are grown at the family-owned and run Twenty Acre Farm in Hadley, MA. Th...

Dr. Jill Sidebottom, North Carolina State University, has seen a lot of changes in Christmas tree production over the years, and said in changes yet to come, IPM will be more critical than ever. There are many definitions of IPM, but Sidebottom likes this one: IPM is a strategy for keeping plant dam...

It’s too easy to spot a group of farmers in a crowd: they’re often bent over or stand lopsided to compensate for back pain. Dan Neenan, paramedic director at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, shares some tips to help farmers maintain healthy backs. “Nearly 80% of Americans exper...

When it comes to vegetable plant sales this season, it’s been a wild ride for greenhouse growers, retailers and suppliers alike. Suppliers are scrambling to find product for reorders and retailers are selling through early, only to be left with empty benches in their vegetable departments. The same ...

For as long as we have been growers, we have been trying to find ways to keep pests from our plants. One naturally-occurring product used as a pesticide was nicotine sulfate (for years marketed as Black Leaf 40), lethal to most crawling things that chewed in the garden. It has been banned for garden...

Known mostly as an airborne virus, COVID-19 is still a concern for many, even as states continue through their various phases of reopening. That means it’s still something both producers and consumers need to consider. Farm Commons, a resource that fosters the discussion and connections that build a...

“We already have a lot of capabilities in managing our plants in a precise way,” Manoj Karkee, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Washington State University, said in a recent virtual presentation. The goal is to “manage our orchards and vineyards at the individual plant level....