Ag Progress Days
Transition to organic grain requires long-term plan
LINKWOOD, Md. — When he made the decision to move his farms towards organic practices, Chip Fleming, owner of Breckinridge Farm, admits he “was very fortunate in a couple instances.” Thanks to “a little bit of forward thinking in 2016,” when he began...
Malting barley growers balance challenges with profit potential in Va.
RINER, Va. — Dan Brann and Chuck King, co-owners of Brann & King Farms, planted 80 acres of malting barley on their, fields. Four years ago, the business partners diversified their booming pumpkin, forages and winter wheat operation by adding...
Export-quality soybean amount is ‘way behind’
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Grain Elevator, in a slow and soggy soybean year, has discounted spotted and waterlogged soybeans, sold much of its grains to Perdue and has “maybe” 100,000 export-quality bushels so far available for purchase,...
Guide urges communication between landowners, farmers
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland released a guide for farmers last month that encourages better communication between landowners and producers to boost conservation practices on leased acreage statewide. Farmers on leased land...
Ramseys pondering transition between generations
Mid-Atlantic Grower WILMINGTON, Del. (Nov. 14, 2017) — Like a lot of farm kids, Carl Ramsey got started at an early age. His father Stewart recalls toting Carl in his car seat on the tractor while making hay. Before he was a teenager, Carl was operating equipment and...
Wentworth blossoming with floral arrangements
Mid-Atlantic Grower HOLLYWOOD, Md. (Nov. 14, 2017) — Two acres turned out to be the right size for Priscilla Wentworth to get her first year underway at Anchored Roots Farm, LLC in St. Mary’s County. She said the first year has been an important learning experience...
Organics offering risk, reward for beginning farmer
Mid-Atlantic Grower QUEENSTOWN, Md. (Nov. 14, 2017) — Scaling up in a grain operation has challenges. In an organic grain business, there’s an added hurdle of the transition period. Matt Nielsen of Tidewater Organics, LLC said organics is the niche he needed to get...
With one foot still on farm, Dove ‘loves’ new challenge
Mid-Atlantic Grower WOODBINE, Md. (Nov. 14, 2017) — Some call it no man’s land, others say it’s growing pains. It’s the stage of business growth where you become too big to be small and too small to be big. John Dove of Love Dove Farms in Howard County found himself...
Will farmers be driving Lamborghinis? (Column)
Mid-Atlantic Grower Editor’s note: Ben Alder is senior advisor for SVN Land Group in Salisbury, Md., and national co-chairman of SVN’s Land Product Council. He can be contacted at ben@svnlandgroup.com.) (Nov. 14, 2017) Before you start sending me hate mail for the...
Plan today for a successful tomorrow (Column)
Mid-Atlantic Grower (Editor’s note: Lisa Cunningham is a loan officer for MidAtlantic Farm Credit in Denton, Md. She can be contacted at 888-339-3334.) (Nov. 14, 2017) Starting a new farm operation is not an easy feat. You spend a lot of time carefully preparing all...
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