Want to keep bringing your customers back to your farm stand? Here are nine tips for attracting repeat customers. – 9 Tips For Attracting Repeat Farm Stand Customers 1. Play up what’s unique about your farm. Guy’s Eco Farm emphasizes the historical nature of the farm. “I think most of our clientele know that this farm has … Read more
“Neonics are our friends.” Those were the words last fall of the man who built the largest commercial pollination business in the Northwest. He was the keynote speaker at the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Growers Association annual convention in Kennewick, Washington. – Dying Bees In making this statement Eric Olson, immediate past owner (now retired) of Olson’s … Read more
Want to keep up with the latest news for growers? Check back every Thursday for a quick recap of recent happenings in the fruit and vegetable industry. – Industry News Dramm MistTime Software Update Dramm has announced an upgrade to their MistTime misting controller. The new update offers different duration timing and new languages for programming. … Read more
Global warming caused by human activity has intensified California’s multiyear drought. According to a report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, drying is projected to increase in the future, and as the earth’s surface temperature continues to rise, natural climate variability won’t be able to compensate for the drying effect of global warming. Essentially, even … Read more
Pests, pathogens and irrigation are every grower’s challenge. And although these problems aren’t directly caused by climate change, as climate scientists and ag researchers have noted in previous columns, erratic and extreme weather caused by climate change has begun to, and will increasingly, exacerbate agriculture’s typical problems. – Slow-Growing Crops Forecasts suggest pests, pathogens and availability … Read more