How do you like them apples? Regarding established varieties, not so much anymore.
- Nat Williams
EWING, Ill. — Like hot dogs and apple pie, sweet corn epitomizes summer in America.
- Nat Williams
BENTON, Ill. — “Hello, ladies,” Philip Brannan says as he welcomes a couple of repeat customers to his stall at the Benton Farmers Market. “How y’all doing?”
- Benjamin Herrold
WRIGHT CITY, Mo. — On a warm, humid day in eastern Missouri, visitors milled about the Long Row Lavender farm, sitting in shaded areas, walking out among the colorful rows of lavender, and perusing the gift shop and cafe inside the farm’s barn.
- Gene Lucht
AMES, Iowa — Kate Solko took a roundabout path to becoming a farmer, but her farm provides a direct way for some customers to be involved in farming.
- Phyllis Coulter
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Two local foods growers are thinking outside the box when it comes to their CSA boxes. They have teamed up with a fitness club to provide healthy foods and recipes for its members and with a retail shop to pair farm produce with oils, vinegar and spices for their foodie c…
- Phyllis Coulter
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Veronica Porter combines her compassion for veterans and her passion for growing and sharing healthy food in many things she does.
- Benjamin Herrold
CENTRALIA, Mo. — On a warm, late spring day in Audrain County, Sonny and Mary Orth were at work on their farm, getting produce ready for their next farmers market. Sonny was running a tiller in the large garden while Mary was tying tomato plants to keep them growing higher.
- Gene Lucht
DES MOINES, Iowa — Dozens and dozens of boxes of strawberries line the front of Jordan Clasen’s stand as the Downtown Farmers Market opens, but they are all gone by 9 a.m. After that, shoppers are left to choose from the garlic and lettuce and other types of produce on display.
- Gene Lucht
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Greg Nicholas laughs at the image he suspects most people have of a hemp farmer. He doesn’t wear tie-died shirts or headbands. He doesn’t sport a beard. There is no Grateful Dead playing in the background.
- Nat Williams
The conversation on the future of industrial hemp frequently segues into a discussion about chicken and eggs. But it’s not about poultry; it’s about the supply chain.
- Aaron Viner
When the United States started shutting down more than a year ago due to COVID-19, grocery store shelves were quickly cleared out in some areas, with some taking days to restock.
- Amy Hadachek
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering whether to amend language that previously required growers to throw out “hot” hemp with THC levels higher than 0.3%.
- Phyllis Coulter
As with real estate, location matters in growing hops.
- Phyllis Coulter
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University Horticulture Center staff and students got creative with Christmas bobbles and greenery to raise the green to pay for tractor repairs.
Because it is a “new” crop to Midwestern agriculture, best management practices (BMPs) and varietal performance of industrial hemp have yet to be determined.
The U.S. hemp industry is poised for growth, but there are serious financial, regulatory and agronomic risks that farmers and investors must understand before taking action, according to a report released by RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness.
- Gene Lucht
BARNES CITY, Iowa — It’s not unusual to hear the familiar sound of corn popping when you stop by to see Bill and Ginger Grubb.
- Nat Williams
Farmers who want to grow hemp in Illinois must first plow through a pile of regulations. Proposed rules cover minimum acreage, transportation limitations and even criminal background checks. Producers must provide records and also pay various fees to the state for permits.
- Phyllis Coulter
MORTON, Ill. — Some of the 100 farmers attending an informational day about growing hemp in Illinois believe it might be a plausible addition to their corn-soybean rotations. Others ruled it out as an option after hearing more details at the Illinois Hemp Symposium March 7.
- Nat Williams
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Organic farming is a dirty business, and Francis Thicke wants to keep it that way.
- Nat Williams
MT. VERNON, Ill. — Peach growers are in wait-and-see mode following frigid temperatures that covered commercial orchards throughout the region.
AMES, Iowa — The results of a five-year study conducted by the Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa State University Extension and Practical Farmers of Iowa reinforced that cover crops added to a corn-soybean rotation have no negative effect on yield and result in statistically significant reductions i…
- Nat Williams
Farmers looking to plant some cover crops this fall may encounter trouble getting seed.
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