I love and appreciate the health benefits of consuming small fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, elderberries, currants and gooseberries. (Grapes are in a class of their own, with grapes for fresh consumption and others specifically for wine making.) The nice thing a...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced on July 18 the winners of the 38th Annual New York Wine Classic, a nationally recognized competition highlighting the best of New York’s wine industry. Weis Vineyards, located in the Finger Lakes region, took home the two top awards in the 2024 Competition. They were ...

We’ve said that it wasn’t a matter of if spotted lanternfly would start to establish in the Finger Lakes, but rather of when. When has arrived. In the third week of July, a member of the public notified the New York State IPM Program and the Finger Lakes Grape Program that they had found spotted lan...

Join Purdue Extension for their Small Farm Education Field Day on July 25 at the Purdue Student Farm in West Lafayette, IN. Registration for the field day runs from 8 – 9 a.m. and demonstrations are scheduled for 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Demonstrations will include: “Insect Dynamics in High Tunnels” – Sa...

This year marks the 41st anniversary of Pinelands Nursery and Supply in Columbus, NJ – sometimes known as the topaz anniversary. It’s an apt celebration, as this operation is a gem in the world of native plant landscaping. Pinelands Nursery began in 1983 with Don and Suzanne Knezick at the helm. “My...

It doesn’t seem fair. You are just catching your breath as this year’s spring bedding plant season winds down – and it’s already time to start thinking about next spring. Your business model may be a combination of spring bedding plants and vegetable crops or a stand-alone greenhouse operation that ...

Throughout the reworking of the H-2A Farmworker Protection Rule, the AmericanHort team has been instrumental in guiding the language, including filing comments with the DOL last November. AmericanHort members and staff have also explained to those in Congress and the Senate how H-2A is used in the g...

As part of the 2024 NOFA-VT and the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Climate Forums, Becky Maden discussed nutrient management within the context of a changing climate. Maden is a vegetable nutrient management specialist for University of Vermont Extension. Maden cited a survey ...

Whether you are growing in a greenhouse, high tunnel or operate a hydroponic greenhouse, you have experienced firsthand how temperature variation impacts plant growth. Growers know all too well that temperatures need to be regulated for best crop growth and development. Doctor Krishna Nemali of Purd...