On weekends, he sits by a roadside stand at the only gas station in Zuni, selling his crops bushels of sweet potatoes for $12 to $15 and bags of just-picked collards. Edwin Warren unloads a bushel of sweet potatoes from a tractor-trailer where he stores extras. Some years, he buys certified seed potatoes from farmers in North Carolina, which is one of the country's main sweet potato-producing states. There's no exact science to growing sweet potatoes, says Warren, 71, who grew up with a...

These young people had the corn planted and cut the maze out by spelling the word Faith, plus planning and working a spooky maze. Realizing this, would a farmer go into any large animal operation that would jeopardize anyone s health or welfare? They are living here and want to remain. I would like to commend these young people for their hard work, especially learning such traits as responsibility, discipline and giving to the community. But farming must continue to be able to feed our...

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Land that will used for something other than farming, such as development, is on average selling for almost $1,800 more per acre than land that will remain in agriculture. Those transactions, which include land with and land without buildings, accounted for 4,075 total acres selling for an average of $3,566 per acre. With all sides of the equation on the rise, it's hard for many farmers to have adequate cashflow to purchase additional land to increase their operations. In turn, the higher...

Cde Mujuru said she met seed companies early this week following a recommendation by President Mugabe during a Cabinet meeting and got an assurance that there was enough seed to meet demand this farming season. She said farmers should expect more deliveries next week and urged traditional leaders to ensure maximum productivity in areas under their jurisdiction. She said with Government providing various farming implements under the mechanisation programme, farmers must boost productivity...

Post-harvest research summaries from multiple Midwestern locations confirm early trial results that showed Pioneer brand hybrids with Herculex XTRA are consistently superior to other corn rootworm management options, including other transgenic and soil insecticides. Post-harvest research summaries from multiple Midwestern locations confirm early trial results that showed Pioneer brand hybrids with Herculex XTRA are consistently superior to other corn rootworm management options, including...