Throwing light on hemp harvest practices and post-harvest, Dr. Shelby Ellison, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D., says, “It’s a big learning curve, and it’s important to learn how to do it well before scaling up. You want it to be a learning experience, not a losing experience.” In 2023, the … Read more
Living on a ranch is arguably more difficult than living in a city. First of all, in the city, you have everything close by and you don’t have that privilege when you live on a ranch. Also, there is much more physical work on a ranch. Accepting these challenges in front of you as daily … Read more
The Secrets of Successful Gardening You can hardly find a person who doesn’t want to savor the home-grown vegetables, fruit, and berries. It’s well-known that the food you can buy at the supermarkets is not always high-quality. The organic samples are extremely expensive. That’s why more and more people start gardening in the expectation that … Read more
Happiness to me is biting into an apple. It’s true about nature’s candy – an apple DOES keep the doctor away. And at my age, the fewer doctor visits (aside from the scheduled times), the better. So as an apple fan, I was pleased to read the late-August forecast from the U.S. Apple Association. The … Read more
It’s a goal orchardists work toward all season: getting the crop to maturity for a bountiful, high-quality harvest of fruit. Depending on marketing outlets, the timing of harvesting related to fruit maturity can differ. Orchards, Getting to Harvest Growers offering pick-your-own typically want as much ripe fruit available on the trees when the majority of their … Read more