Because there’s so much information to share in a short amount of time, at the most recent Great Lakes Expo , Kari Peter, Ph.D., associate research professor of tree fruit pathology at Penn State, combined her presentation on brown rot and rusty spot in stone fruit. We shared her research on the for...

“Many farmers tend to invest in assets instead of showing or paying themselves wages, utilizing the tax code to reflect as little taxable income as possible – but they run the risk of not qualifying for retirement benefits,” Jodi Gauker, business development Extension educator with Penn State Extens...

The wine industry has made significant strides in sustainability, finding innovative ways to address environmental, social and economic challenges. Chris Gerling, senior Extension associate at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY, spoke about efforts of sustainability at the 2025 Ohio Grape & Wine Confere...

Earlier this year, the Rhode Island Fruit Growers Association hosted their annual meeting at the Rhode Island Farm Bureau offices. Market Mobile Program Director Cayne Cabral presented an overview of Market Mobile and its parent organization, Farm Fresh RI. The organization’s inspiration came from a...

Take heed, farmers and ag workers: May marks National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month . Farmers are among the most sun-exposed professionals, often working outdoors during peak sunlight hours. According to Dr. Vinh Chung , a dermatologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment...

Biennials are misunderstood. They are a small group of plants with a very specific lifecycle that is often mimicked by hardy annuals and tender perennials. The name alone causes so much confusion – some people think that they bloom two years in a row or only every other year. The reality is they do ...

Hello, farm family! I know you’ve been there. You run into a fellow farmer at the hardware store or the local diner. You exchange comments about the weather, tariffs and the family. Then, you notice that something is off. It might be something explicit. A catch in his voice. A tear in her eye. A sta...

In October 2018, Scott and Jennifer Joray closed on a neglected 20-acre farm in Pittston, Maine, about seven miles south of Augusta. They’d already spent three years searching, and although the USDA maps deemed it undesirable farmland, they fell in love with the classic New England timber frame buil...

Wine production is deeply intertwined with climate, and as global temperatures shift, understanding how grapevines respond to environmental stressors is more critical than ever. Dr. Jason P. Londo, an associate professor of horticulture at the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell Universit...