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Extension Losing Its Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh and final story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, vis... READ MORE »
Young growers ask: Should we open the door?
On any summer Saturday, you can find Sidney Kuhn at one of the farmers’ markets where the Kuhn family sells fruits and vegetables every week fro... READ MORE »
Q&A: Young Fruit Growers Optimistic About Future of Industry
The Fruit Growers News sought the opinions of young people from fruit-growing families who were considering entering the family business. What do they... READ MORE »
High-Value Crops Perfect for High-Value Land
Over the years, northern Maryland has changed from a bucolic rural countryside into a high rent district. Soaring land prices have driven out certain ... READ MORE »
Adams County Looks at Platforms for Mechanization
Adams County, Pa., with its long history of fruit culture, in many ways epitomizes what is right and what is wrong with fruit production in the United... READ MORE »
New Disease – Colony Collapse Disorder – Strikes Honeybees
Researchers are scrambling to find answers to what’s causing “colony collapse disorder,” a recently named disease that has struck co... READ MORE »
Primocane Raspberries Fit Just Fine on Maryland Farm
If managing raspberries were easy, would they still sell for $4.50 a pint? Nathan Milburn hopes so. In 2001, Milburn Orchards ventured into raspberrie... READ MORE »
