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 headban…
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As with real estate, location matters in growing hops.
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University Horticulture Center staff and students got creative with Christmas bobbles and greenery to raise the …
Because it is a “new” crop to Midwestern agriculture, best management practices (BMPs) and varietal performance of industrial hemp have yet to…
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Organic farming is a dirty business, and Francis Thicke wants to keep it that way.
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AMES, Iowa — The results of a five-year study conducted by the Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa State University Extension and Practical Farmers of I…
Farmers looking to plant some cover crops this fall may encounter trouble getting seed.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cover crops give farmers an opportunity to gain long-term equity in their fields, say Iowa state conservationists.
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KEENES, Ill. — This time of year, some employees at Frey Farms ride school buses to work.
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DIKE, Iowa — Larry Roadman’s family has owned farmland in Grundy County since 1876, when his great-grandparents John and Lusetta Roadman came …
RICHARDS, Mo. — After 40-plus years of farming in Vernon County, Mo., Tim Forkner decided to switch to no-till. His son Nathan had joined the …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Industrial hemp, home-canned tomatoes, SNAP incentives and soil and water conservation are priorities that local food advo…