Dollars by The Drop
How to save money on irrigation Irrigation can be a big moneymaker. However, without a good plan and good implementation of the plan, an irrigation system …
Put Those Potatoes To Bed
Narrow seed rows for greater yield Boosting yields by crowding plants together in high populations has been effective in crops from cotton to apples, and some …
HONORING INNOVATION
The North Carolina Strawberry Association named Joan and Kenneth Rudd as its 2009 growers of the year. The announcement was made during the group’s annual meeting, …
A Wide-Open Field for Growers
Chestnuts not just for holidays anymore. When Americans think of chestnuts, it is usually in connection with the Christmas song Nat King Cole made famous. However, …
Arizona You-Pick Operation Meets Challenges
While technology usually allows more work to be accomplished with fewer hands, James Truman of Surprise, Ariz., has reverted to traditional flood operation in his citrus …
Labor of Love at Archi’s Acres
Finding their place in civilian life can be hard for veterans returning from war, but there’s a haven in rural Valley Center, Calif., about 20 miles …
A BERRY Family Affair
Growing raspberries, teaching the work ethic According to the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, Whatcom County raspberry farmers set a record harvest of 66.3 million pounds of …
The Evolution of Olive Harvesting
Mechanical methods essential to industry survival “For us, moving to mechanical harvesting of table olives is not optional. It’s something we have to do, or we’re …
Successful Generational Farming
Sakuma Brothers specializes in excellence The H_agen-Dazs philosophy is to find the purestand finest ingredients and to craft them into thebest ice cream, sorbet and frozen …
What is a Farm Wife?
If you have listened to any news in the last nine months, then you are aware that there is a campaign underway to elect the next …