The most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America, so you may sometimes be concerned about traumatic injuries that could affect your mobility. As a farmer, many of those injuries can come from years of repetitive mo...

Running a successful farm is hard work. But what many people don’t realize is that a lot of the work required to keep a farm running smoothly doesn’t take place in the fields, but behind a desk. According to Taylor Mendell, proper recordkeeping can be just as important as proper crop management. Her...

Karen Paulus, who owns Mt. Airy Orchards in Dillsburg, PA, with her husband Dan, believes the employees who are the face of the business should be happy and pleasant, willing to be silly and work hard. At the recent Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference , Paulus explained her unique hiring pro...

Prior to the annual Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention , the Young Grower Alliance hosted a pruning workshop at the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center in Biglerville, PA. The event featured Dr. Jim Schupp, Penn State professor of pomology. Growers observed the pruning process in...

Koinonia Organic Farm is the oldest certified organic farm in Maryland. Started in 1951, the farm currently supplies culinary herbs to Whole Foods Market, Giant and Graul’s Market. Located on the 45-acre estate of the prestigious Gramercy Mansion Bed & Breakfast in Stevenson, MD, they also supply he...

If you’ve ever wanted to feel a tiny bit like Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and you grow plants for a living, you could try your hand at grafting. Plant grafting is the vegetative propagation technique that connects two severed plant segments together. The resulting chimera, consisting of the scion and t...

In addition to being a vegetable farmer, Trevor Hardy is an irrigation expert. During the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention , Hardy shared his expertise on how to get water to plants in a timely manner. He said a good irrigation designer partners with the grower to provide a comprehensive ...

BEALLESVILLE, MD – Forty years ago Pete Driscoll was a young landscape contractor in Montgomery County, MD, outside of Washington, D.C., looking for new headquarters. He found a 23-acre parcel and named it Dogwood Hill, after the native dogwoods populating the rolling terrain. “It was more land than...

Even when you’re in the greenhouse, the barn or the field, there’s a very good chance your phone is on your person. With constant communication necessary for those running businesses and apps designed to make agribusiness simpler, your phone has become an indispensable tool. It can be easy to get bo...