Motivating and rewarding employees requires work While most of his fellow extension professionals focus on the science of growing-soils, diseases, crop varieties, etc.-Gregorio Billikopf, a farm adviser with the University of California Cooperative Extension, specializes in an equally critical area that often gets too little attention: labor management. His work centers on two distinct topics … Read more
Can you imagine a world without farms that produce all of our food? Did you know that it was the invention of the plow that allowed humans to produce more food than we could ever consume, subsequently creating trading? But, like most thinks, farming was in dire need of modernization in order to keep up … Read more
Having a farm is truly one of the most amazing things. It is basically like your own piece of paradise and you get to decorate it and customize it just like you want it to be. Being surrounded by a constant life cycle and seeing how new plants and animals are born and growing is … Read more
I love traveling and meeting growers from across the country. The United States is full of many dedicated people who devote their lives to this profession. It humbles me when I walk the floor of any growing convention and listen to their stories. While at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo in … Read more
A look at personal protective equipment At the risk of sounding like your mother telling you to put on your mittens before you go outside to play in the snow – because, of course, you already know that – please take a moment to consider why wearing equipment to protect yourself while working is important. … Read more