December 2000

Carrots are a Lucrative Crop for
Growers on Prince Edward Island
Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, or even the Easter Bunny would have a field day on the properties of Brookfield Gardens, on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI).
Michigan Potato Grower Saves Time,
Labor with New 12-row Planter
One tractor, one operator versus two tractors and two operators. That’s a major advantage to a 12-row potato planter, made for Norm and John Crooks from Crooks Farms near Stanton, Mich.
Nebraska Couple Develops
Thriving Business with Vegetables at Markets
Gene Karstens and his wife Cynthia have developed a thriving business growing vegetables for their stands at two Lincoln, Neb. farmers’ markets.
Trever Meachum Takes Helm of
Michigan Vegetable Council
Trever Meachum has several goals in mind once he starts his two-year term as president of the Michigan Vegetable Council (MVC) in 2001.
Genetic Engineering of
Strawberries Won’t be Easy Task
Scientists in upstate New York are trying to bring gene technology to the state’s strawberry industry, but a professor at Cornell University says it might not be easy.
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