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May

Northeast Vegetable Crops Outlook

May 07, 2019

By: Dr. Bradley Rickard

Producers in many areas of the Northeast who are growing a variety of nutrient-dense vegetables for the fresh market are well positioned to take advantage of market trends. The policies impacting vegetable production, U.S. vegetable consumption patterns and what producers can expect this year is discussed in this outlook written by Bradley Rickard, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, crop expenses, crop growers, crop revenue, economy, fruit & vegetables, vegetable production
16
Oct

CRISPR: The Next Revolution of Plant Breeding?

October 16, 2018

By: Chris Laughton

The third article in our Ag Tech series looks at CRISPR technology; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. This acronym has become the term for a number of new gene editing techniques, which allow for more precise genomic editing than has been possible in the past.

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Posted In: Innovation and Emerging Markets

Tags: ag outlook, efficiency, fruit production, fruit & vegetables, technology, vegetable production
4
Oct

The Ups and Downs of Vertical Farming

October 04, 2018

By: Chris Laughton

Agriculture has always embraced and adopted new technologies and, as of late, we are seeing new participants in ag technology. Here’s the first of four of these up-and-coming technologies.

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Posted In: Innovation and Emerging Markets

Tags: cost of production, crop growers, crop insurance, crop revenue, produce management, vegetable production, greenhouse business, nursery
3
Jul

Support local producers: Buy local

July 03, 2018

By: Kristie Matuszewski

Summer is in full swing, and with it, local farmers and fishermen are hard at work producing the fresh, quality agricultural and seafood products we all enjoy. Celebrate the bounty of Northeast agriculture by visiting local farmers’ market and ag retail locations.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag retail, commercial fishing, community support, dairy, economy, farm business, fruit & vegetables, fruit production, produce management, vegetable production, wine production, wineries