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November
2003
The Shenot family ancestors came to the Wexford, Pa., area in 1854. It was just a few years later that they purchased the land on which they lived – land that is still being farmed by the Shenot family. Adding color to your field can do more than brighten it up according to studies done at Michigan State University (MSU) and other universities across the country. Using colored plastic mulches will affect the light radiation at the surface and either reflect certain amounts of it or absorb certain amounts of it – allowing growers a little more control in soil temperatures or plant exposure to light. As farm markets become a more popular and viable way for growers to expand on their farming operation, local communities are taking a closer look at where these markets and stands should fit – are they farming or are they commercial? Marketplace of IdeasFarm Writer Realizes What It’s All About |
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