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Nov 22, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Susan J. Harlow
Although the potato is New Hampshire’s state vegetable, the state ranks low in spud production. So far. As dairy continues to wind down in northern New England, some growers are eyeing those fields for vegetable crops, such as potatoes. Jay Savage of Savage Farms LLC, which raises potatoes and sod in Deerfield, Mass., bought a former dairy farm about 50 miles north in Walpole, N.H., last spring and set right to work growing 185 acres of potatoes.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Susan J. Harlow
More than 100 years ago, the last logs were driven down the Connecticut River within sight of Maplemont Farm in Barnet, Vt. The famous log drives are long gone. But the farm, where an anniversary celebration was held in 2015, is still in agriculture. For the past five years, owners Amber Reed and Chris Doolan have been bringing its former dairy barn back to life for use on their sheep farm.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
For me, baking bread with a sourdough starter is a bit like playing golf. You know you can hit that long shot or make that putt, but it doesn’t happen every time. So, you keep practicing. And baking. Sourdough starter can make so much more than just a loaf of delicious, crusty bread. With the discard (what you take out when you feed the starter), you can make sourdough pizza, pancakes, muffins — the list goes on. There are as many recipes for starter as there are bread.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
The latest round of grain export sales data from USDA, out Thursday morning and covering the week through July 20, didn’t show much bullish or bearish numbers for traders to digest. Soybeans once again led the way, although totals were still slightly on the lower end of analyst estimates. Corn and wheat also posted rangebound results this past week. Corn exports found combined old and new crop sales totaling 25.6 million bushels. Old crop sales improved 15% from the prior four-week average.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D- Calif., and Mike Kelly, R- Pa., have re-introduced legislation they say will help family-owned farms continue operating after a family member dies. The Preserving Family Farms Act would modify tax law, allowing farmers and ranchers to pay estate taxes based on the value of their land for agricultural use.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
Ag trade organizations are pushing back against a proposed amendment by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R- Ind., to prohibit federal funding from going to commodity checkoff programs. The groups say her amendment to a 2024 appropriations bill funding USDA is “frivolous” and a waste of congressional time since checkoff programs are not funded by taxpayers. “Rep.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
It was Texas horticulturist T.V. Munson who, nearly 200 years ago, said: “Agriculture in general --- and grapes in particular ---should be constantly evolving.”For those not familiar with industry forebearers, those bearded 19th century viticulturists who blazed the trail, Munson was credited with helping develop rootstock plantings that combatted the European phylloxera problem in the 1800s. He’s also known for classifying native American grape varieties and finding unique vines.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
Fearlessly stepping forward where others are reluctant to tread, Allied Grape Growers guru Jeff Bitter is always one of the first --- and frequently one of the most provocatively candid --- prognosticators of what each new year will bring in the way of grapes and wine. He started January 2023 with a State of the Industry speech in which he predicted this year would be one of apprehension based around a couple of key factors like “challenged demand” and “limited supply”.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
Author’s note: How are you and your farm holding up in the heat? Share your crop insights with Farm Futures’ Feedback from the Field series. Just click this link to take the survey and share updates about your farm’s spring progress. I review and upload results daily to the FFTF Google MyMap, so farmers can see others’ responses from across the country – or even across the county!It’s peak reproductive season for corn and soybean crops across the Heartland.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel |Susan J. Harlow |Jennifer Carrico |David Kohl
The hot-button issue in news media right now is the potential for artificial intelligence further upending an industry that’s already seen no shortage of upheaval. As readership declines have caused some 30% of traditional newsroom jobs to be axed since 2008, many journalists are afraid their jobs will eventually be replaced by AI, whose proponents boast of an ability to curate news segments to individual tastes.
