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Maryland family celebrates 50 years for farm market
Nestled in the rolling hills of the Catoctin Mountains in Thurmont, Md. is the Black family farm, Catoctin Mountain Orchards. The Blacks grow fruits and vegetables, have a farm market and bakery, build a pumpkin... more »
Sundance berry getting ready for release
The newest cranberry cultivar release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison cranberry breeding program has shown itself to be a reliable and consistent performer. In fact, the new hybrid – tentatively named Sundance – has been... more »
Texas Fruit and Grape Seminar to include blackberries
The Comanche County fruit and grape seminar will be held in DeLeon,Tx., Feb. 8, and will offer information on blackberries and a demonstration on peach pruning, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel."Now is the... more »
Cane management in raspberries, blackberries
Pruning affects plant growth rate, fruit quantity and size, sugars, disease susceptibility, ease of harvest, and spraying efficiency. Brambles respond significantly to pruning and cane management, but these practices can be the most expensive and... more »
Saskatoons an opportunity for Midwest growers
What do saskatoons and William Shatner have in common? They both originated in Canada. And like Shatner, saskatoons can be a very “enterprising” move for your farm. Will you boldly go where few growers have... more »
Bug raising a stink this year
On Sept. 22, nearly 14,000 people visited the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ website to learn about the brown marmorated stink bug. The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is relatively new to Pennsylvania and... more »
Washington State University launches SWD website
First detected in the US in California in 2008, Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar fly or fruit fly that attacks ripening fruit as well as rotting fruit. It is considered a serious threat... more »
Talkin’ Shop: Harvest
In this issue of Talkin' Shop we asked readers: What’s your harvest been like this year? This year was light to average for crop yield. Price was good – same as last year. No real... more »
Good year in the cranberry marsh
Harvest a cranberry and you're hooked, David VanVoorhees said. La Crosse TribuneTo read more, click here. more »
Blueberry exposition coming to Grand Rapids
By Matt Milkovich, Managing Editor The National Blueberry Exposition is coming back to Grand Rapids, Mich., this fall. The trade show, breakfast, reception and concert will be held Oct. 12-13 at the Amway Grand Plaza... more »
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