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Posted on January 31, 2026
The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) returned to the Baltimore Convention Center Jan. 7 - 9, welcoming over 10,800 horticulture professionals, including exhibitors, for three days of sourcing, relationship-building and order-writing across the green industry. The sold-out trade show floor fea...
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by Sally Colby 
Posted on January 1, 2026
Growing greens year-round at Twin Springs Fruit Farm in Ortanna, PA, started accidentally. “This house was built to grow ‘Tulameen’ raspberries starting in February,” said Tom Childs, greenhouse manager since 2000. “They came in dormant in pots. But 1999 was a drought year, and the only growth that ...
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Posted on January 1, 2026
Bob Rimol discussed high tunnel construction and other recommendations at the 2025 Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association ’s annual conference. Rimol is the owner and founder of Rimol Greenhouse Systems based in Hooksett, NH. Rimol manufactures and distributes greenhouses across the U.S. Framing Ma...
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by Edith Tucker 
Posted on January 1, 2026
University of Vermont Extension Professor Vern Grubinger summarized the results of research to address the economics of high tunnel production that he and his research colleague, UVM Assistant Professor Becky Maden, initiated in 2024, at the 2025 High Tunnel Production Conference in West Lebanon, NH...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on January 1, 2026
“More than 70% of cyber attacks are aimed at businesses with less than 100 employees. They’re not going for the big guys because the big guys can afford the big cybersecurity firms,” said IRS employee Sheba Gonzalez. At an event hosted by USDA, Gonzalez and her colleagues, all IRS specialists in tax...
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by Sally Colby 
Posted on January 1, 2026
Look at a penny and zero in closely at Lincoln’s nose. That’s the size of the redbay ambrosia beetle (RAB), a tiny insect and key player in laurel wilt, an aggressive fungal disease of trees in the Lauraceae family transmitted by the RAB. Although important landscape and forest trees are in this fam...
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by Enrico Villamaino 
Posted on January 1, 2026
At the American Society for Horticultural Science ’s sizzling summer summit in New Orleans, an unexpected underdog dazzled the data-driven crowd: the snow pea. Crisp and colorful, this cool-season crop took the spotlight in a seminar by Jacob Schwab, a graduate research assistant at the University o...
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by Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on January 1, 2026
Flower production in the Northeast is experiencing a revival as consumer demand for locally grown flowers rises alongside increased interest in sustainable agriculture. That’s according to work from Ankit Singh, Ph.D., UMaine assistant Extension professor and Maine Sustainable Agriculture & Ornament...
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by Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on January 1, 2026
First, federal news: On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to amend marijuana’s longstanding classification as a Schedule I federally controlled substance without accepted medical value. The order seeks to finalize a 2023 recommendation by the Department of Health & Human Serv...
Gardening Farming
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 4, 2026
Trees are very important to our world. They help with landscape aesthetics, shade, food production, wildlife habitat and much more. Now is a great tim...
Events
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 2, 2026
The Adirondack Railroad Beer & Wine Trains are getting ready to roll in for a new season. In addition to the Utica Beer & Wine Train, two new offering...
Lifestyle
Courtney Llewellyn 
April 30, 2026
Great nature photography doesn’t start with expensive gear – it starts with paying better attention. In just 15 minutes, you can train your eye, sharp...
Lifestyle
by Sam Mazotta 
April 28, 2026
Dear Paw’s Corner: I want to take my 2-year-old dog Halley on hikes this summer, but I’m terrified that she will get Lyme disease. What will happen to...