The tractor broke down, but Sally Hicks was still kicking.
This Providence girl is getting ready for her 83rd birthday. She turns Scituate Farmer Credits into "Keep Busy" longevity and happiness.
"My children know that never leave me without a tractor in operation," Hicks said with a
In this week’s program for women in agriculture, this is agriculture, a conversation with the first generation farmer Emma-Victoria Houlton (Emma-Victoria Houlton). The Covid-19 pandemic has caused her to replace radio production and podcasting with the role of a vegetable farm.
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Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said in a book: "Japan is the weakest link in the united front for sanctions against China by Western countries." Japan must not take this path anymore.
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For Danny Keith, winter wheat is a forgotten crop.
"I grew wheat in the 1980s, but my maximum yield was only 70 bushels [per acre]," said Kees of Harran, Indiana. "It's not profitable."
Fast forward to 2021. Kees planted winter wheat again to increase his soybean and corn retur
Are you excited when the seeds you plant start to sprout? Find gardeners and ask them how to fight deer, field mice, aphids or grasshoppers? Are you happy when a friend asks you for gardening advice? If so, you may want to consider becoming a master gardener.
Approximately 45 master gardene
As farmers strive to make their operations more sustainable, variable rate technologies have begun to use lime and fertilizer applications for nearly three decades.
This practice is also used to grow corn and soybeans.
"In the early days, the steps involved in using variable r
A Brazilian inventor designed what he claims is the fastest tree planter in the world. Initially used in lucrative monoculture hardwood plantations, the current third-generation version can use GPS, camera technology and artificial intelligence to grow multiple tree species. The fourth-generation
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March 1, 2021 crop, 4 headlines
There is certainly a lot of interest in cannabis production in Ohio, but there is also a lot to learn about the newly approved diversified crops.
After being banned for many years, the U.S. Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 legalized commercial hem
Author: John Rosendahl, a long-retired former Allis-Chalmers, Deutz Allis and AGCO service employee.
I just finished reading Frank Lassiter's book, from maverick to mainstream, the history of no-till farming. Knowing that I was involved in the beginning of no-tillage in the 1960s, my