There are a ton of agricultural grants available, but knowing which ones you qualify for and taking your time to fill them out is essential. The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems recently hosted a webinar to help farmers prepare to fill out their applications – and laid out the steps to success. ...

Imagine flying a drone equipped with sprayers across a soybean field, targeting only weeds that eluded the first round of spraying. Or imagine an implement that can kill specific weeds with laser technology. These technologies are not outlandish, and according to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan of Texas A&...

Solar development has been increasing in popularity in the U.S. recently, and there’s been a lot of discussion about incorporating more solar panels on agricultural land. This has caused a lot of tension, as farmers are concerned about a potential drop in the ag economy as well as the loss of prime ...

Whether starting anew, moving or expanding, finding suitable farmland may be the biggest hurdle for growers these days. Where do you begin? What do you need to look for? Addressing this topic at the 2023 Great Lakes Expo was Vicki Morrone, an organic field crop and vegetable outreach specialist at M...

In her seminar “Marketing for Growers,” Katie Elzer-Peters encouraged attendees at AmericanHort’s Cultivate’24 convention to think beyond weekly availability lists and start sending engaging emails that motivate buyers. Elzer-Peters is the founder and CEO of the Garden of Words , a consulting firm s...

Nature is beautiful and needs to be preserved, but it can be difficult to maintain natural elements while using the land for personal or business needs. Anna Fialkoff, ecological horticulturist and designer, is highly educated on the importance of ecological landscaping – creating a sustainable land...

While Diaporthe humulicola (DIE-a-por-thee hyoo-moo-lick-o-lah) may be fun to say, it is anything but for those growing hops, one of the main ingredients for beer. D. humulicola causes halo blight of hop. It was first described in 2018 and is a major concern for growers of the crop in the eastern U....

All-America Selections’ 2024 Landscape Design Challenge took on a new angle this year in that Display Gardens were challenged to simply “Film A Tour” of their gardens to highlight the AAS Winners in their garden setting. For the challenge, AAS provided the gardens with recent AAS Winner seeds and pl...

The New York Nut Growers Association announces that their 2024 Fall Meeting will take place Oct. 19 at Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 NY-22, Essex, NY. The main program will take place in the morning at the Grange Hall. Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. Among the topics...