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Got Weeds? The Fundamentals of Soybean Herbicide Programs (Choice Voice)

      (Editor’s note: Scott A. Raubenstine is vice president of agricultural services at Perdue AgriBusiness. Travis Pitts is a territory manager for Corteva Crop Protection If you have partnered with Perdue AgriBusiness before, you’ve heard this already: we couldn’t do what we do without you. Some of the most recognized brands in the world make many well-known products... READ MORE >

Choice Voice: Earn higher premiums for high-demand soybeans

      (Editor’s note: Scott A. Raubenstine is the Vice President of Agricultural Services, Perdue Agribusiness​) If you have partnered with Perdue AgriBusiness before, you’ve heard this already: we couldn’t do what we do without you. Some of the most recognized brands in the world make many well-known products with oil made from YOUR high oleic soybeans—right here on... READ MORE >

Last year’s corn crop bumped 200 million bushels (Grain Marketing)

      (Editor’s note: John Hall is a professional ccmmodities analyst.) The USDA Supply and Demand update seems to be the only concrete fundamental marketing data the markets are getting these days.The last update was Jan. 12 and was released after last week’s column was written.You may have seen that last year’s corn crop was lowered 200 million bushels... READ MORE >

Del. Junior Fair Board: ‘We lend a helping hand’

        Hannah Davis, Joshua Menard and Trinity Ranshaw — members of the Delaware State Fair Junior Fair Board — tag pens in preparation for the 2020 fair. Photos courtesy Betsy Morris HARRINGTON, Del. — When you hear that there’s a Junior Fair Board for the Delaware State Fair, you might picture young people learning to sit around... READ MORE >

$500M USDA package designed to expand, create new small-scale meat processors

        WASHINGTON — The USDA announced this month it will spend more than half a billion dollars to bolster and expand the country’s meat and poultry processing capacity after the COVID-19 pandemic strained the limits of farm producers and slaughterhouses. The department will distribute $500 million in the form of grants, loans and technical assistance to spur... READ MORE >

Delaware-based robotics startup sheds light on alternative pest control in strawberry production

        Adam Stager, founder of TRIC Robotics, designed an autonoums robot that uses ultraviolet light to contol insects and disease in strawberries instead of chemical pesticides with the goal of making an impact on people’s lives. Photo by Sean Clougherty GEORGETOWN, Del. — Strawberries are a popular crop on many produce farms, jump-starting the season locally. Nationally, it’s... READ MORE >

The night before fair (Editorial)

(Editor’s note: With many fairs coming back to near-normal after canceling or adjusting last year due to the pandemic, we saw it fitting to reprise these verses, which orginally ran in this space in July 10, 2018. Here’s to all the families who put life on hold during fair week to “make the best better” and keep “learning to do,... READ MORE >

Expanding sunflower attraction part of family farm transition plan

        BUCHANAN Va. — Response to the fifth year of the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival led Candence Monaghan to expand the days she opened the family farm to the public and to sell tickets at the gate. The original plan was by tickets purchased only online.  When some of these ticket holders did not show, she... READ MORE >

Helping with a hot meal (Viewpoint)

        (Editor’s note: Zach Evans is the community relations manager at Mountaire Farms Inc.) As someone who grew up in the Mid-Atlantic, I’ve always monitored storms during hurricane season, hoping most would head back out to sea and quickly dissipate before reaching us on Delmarva. From the comfort of my own home, I pray for those impacted,... READ MORE >

Howard County issues grants to farms via CARES Act

        Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, left, poses in July with a series of small business owners who received grants from the county government to help them weather costs and loss income related to COVID-19. Forty-four farms received grants. Photo courtesy Howard County Government COLUMBIA, Md. — Howard County awarded $800,000 in grants to more than 40... READ MORE >