One aspect of Millennials which has not been examined very heavily (perhaps because it only yet exists in limited forms) is the study of how Millennials act as managers within the workplace. Do you have someone under the age of 35 in a management position at your business? Are you considering hiring...

A crisis always seems to happen when you have lots of things to do and very little time to spare. Machinery breaks, employees get sick, transportation bogs down, weather takes a turn for the worst — all outline the very definition of crisis — “an intensely difficult period of time.” When you must dr...

The Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA was the site of the 2017 Harvest New England Ag Marketing Conference and Trade Show in March. The Keynote Speaker was Craig Ostbo from the marketing firm of Koopman Ostbo Marketing Communications in Portland, OR. During his presentation, Craig stressed the...

“Keep cold, young orchard. Good-bye and keep cold. Dread 50 above more than 50 below.” Those words by eminent poet Robert Frost are a fitting start to this article about what is happening in Maryland in this spring of 2017. In Maryland the television news stations have been filled with dire warnings...

The winter moth defoliates leaves of oaks, maples, apple, and other deciduous trees and can be responsible for failure of blueberry and apple crops. A green inchworm-like caterpillar was discovered in the 1990’s to be defoliating such host plants in communities in eastern Massachusetts. Initially, i...

We’ve all noticed the recent push to eat, drink and buy local. Dedicated farmers market shoppers have realized the benefits of local food for decades, and today we see chain grocery stores and restaurants advertising local offerings, right alongside the specialty markets which have been selling loca...

Recently the 2017 winners were announced for the Conservation Legacy Awards. One of them was Keith Masser of Sacramento, PA. The alert came from the American Soybean Association. The irony here is, though the congratulations came from ASA, Sterman-Masser is probably recognized more for their role in...

The Extension Service of the University of Connecticut covers almost every aspect of produce production in its ongoing effort to ensure producers in the state are made aware of that which is at the cutting edge of knowledge in their particular field. Not only does it strive to bring this knowledge t...

Everyone know the statistics: a case of salmonella in Mexican cucumbers in 2015 affected 341 people, the well-publicized 2011 case of Listeria in cantaloupe sickened 147 people, and E. coli 0157:H7 in romaine lettuce in 2011 affected 58 people. Lee Stivers, Penn State Extension educator, said althou...