Researchers at several universities are working hard to get “biodegradable” mulches ready for Prime Time. Dr. Carol Miles, horticulturalist at Washington State University, Mount Vernon, is working with a team of 19 university researchers at several locations, including Principal Investigator Doug Ha...

Robert Nolan’s great grandfather started farming in Middle Village, Queens, NY at the turn of the century. At that time there was plenty of fertile acreage for farming, but rapid development of the area forced a move. Several moves later, Deer Run Farms settled in Brookhaven. Nolan is the fourth gen...

LIVERPOOL, NY — In 2015, New York wine and beverage connoisseurs might have been delighted to find a bottle of vintage wine or a special growler of craft beer under their real balsam Christmas tree. It sounds like a novel gift idea, but it could become more common thanks to the efforts of New York S...

When unplanned circumstances happen, are you prepared to handle what business planners call, “the immediate?” It references the very first action, or the first action in a series of corrections, to right the situation and get your operation back on track. Owners and managers with solid business plan...

Writing down your “Standard Operating Procedures” (popularly referred to as SOPs) can be of real benefit to your business, according to Sandee Krause of Krause Berry Farm in British Columbia, Canada. Particularly if your operation is large or if it involves food preparation, having a binder with wri...

LIVERPOOL, NY – The unusually mild winter of 2015-16 has been a blessing for some people. Can it also become a curse for Christmas tree farmers in New York State? Many of the farmers were pleased to see a robust business in early November. Farmers attending the Christmas Tree Farmer’s Association of...

The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, held at Hershey, PA in February enjoyed its best attendance ever. One hundred sixty exhibitors and their displays filled the Trade Show. Bill Troxell, PVGA Executive Secretary, estimated the Convention attracted a total of about 2,400 people. “The bus...

Learn about the the products and manufacturing processes of Superior Fruit Equipment.

Who knew that as many as 59 components are needed to produce a high quality off-road tire? Not me! Not until I visited the BKT Tire Plant in Bhuj, India did I learn that. It was a pleasure to be invited to visit BKT’s newest and most modern tire production facility in India, by the people at BKT, wh...