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Market strong despite recent drop in prices; industry optimistic about growing interest from young producers
The industry makes a concerted effort to show the public the wide variety of uses for all different types of the product
Producers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help
Decisions made months before summer arrives affect the seasonal success of this floral business
Milk dispensers and other farm vending machines are a common sight in Europe and the U.K. but not as much in Canada
“You’ve got to see this” was my favourite phrase while I wandered around the British Isles for a month last summer. It promised adventure and something new. The best experience that followed that phrase was a visit to Millview Farm Vending near Ards and North Down in Northern Ireland. Located at the end of the […] Read more
Producer steadily adds to the list of initiatives he has undertaken on his operation in an effort to maintain the family farm
Ever the opportunist and entrepreneur, James Lee has been finding agribusiness opportunities throughout the Devon, England, region for nearly 20 years. His singular focus? Maintaining the family farm. Listing his projects was a feat in itself as we overlooked his pasture in the English countryside. Once he graduated from university in 2006, Lee knew that […] Read more
Levelling technology allows farmers to grow rice in Switzerland as a way to restore unproductive swamp land
The hot August sun beats down on acres of rice plants as frogs leap along the dikes separating different paddies. A snake slithers among the reeds and hundreds of dragonflies among the green stalks are too preoccupied to pose for a picture. It will be another few months before the grains turn golden and ready […] Read more
