The United States has had a long history of supporting entrepreneurial efforts that create jobs and enable evolving industries to thrive. The construction of the national rail system, the interstate highway system, the electric utility lines and broadband internet are...
The Great Seal of Maryland shows a farmer on the left and a fisherman on the right. Since the Bay and its tributaries bisect Maryland’s land masses, aquaculture has been a major part of our state’s history. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms...
For farmers, heavy rains can be worse than severe droughts. They can prevent seed germination, destroy fragile seedlings, drown crops, and prevent harvest. After the soil dries, the soil can crust over, creating further problems during a following dry spell. In the...
On a recent post on Maryland FarmLINK’s Farm Forum page, a new farmer indicated that he was looking  for five acres of pasture to lease. Replies to that post raised a discussion about water supply. Vegetable farmers and meat producers have always needed a secure...
New Morning Farm, one of the top farmers’ market producers in the region, started out very small. In fact, the owners, Jim and Moie Crawford, began in 1972 by just selling vegetables from local farms to Washington D.C. farmers markets. They were good at it....
