Did you know that farmers protect their seeds from pests well before planting them? One tool Maryland farmers use is seed treatment — specifically, a class of products called neonicotinoids. While the name sounds complex, the concept is simple. Jason Scott, a farmer...
Stillpoint Farm began in 2007 when Tom Barse and his wife, Carolann McConaughy, set out to find the perfect piece of land in Frederick County. “Carolann had had a small farm where she raised horses in Howard County, and I had started farming in the 1970s in Preston...