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Christmas Tree Farm is  ‘Just Like a Hallmark Movie’

Christmas Tree Farm is ‘Just Like a Hallmark Movie’

Dreamland Christmas Tree Farm stretches 35 acres in Frederick County. On about 8 acres of that land Christmas trees abound. The farm’s owners and first generation tree farmers, Brian and Dawn Riesett, had a dream in mind when they began this niche business in 2004....
Drones are Flying High Above the Fields

Drones are Flying High Above the Fields

A drone from the Big Box store may be on your Christmas list. But, the drones used for farming practices are far from being toys. Maryland farmers are just discovering their potential uses, including spreading cover crop seeds. When farmer Jay McGinnis told Erika...
Let’s Go Apple Picking

Let’s Go Apple Picking

In 1902, Esma Milburn purchased a piece of land in Elkton, Maryland, to plant apple trees in the fertile soil of Cecil County. Eyeing the potential, Esma’s son, John, loaded up those apples onto a Model T to make deliveries to a store in Wilmington, Delaware,...
Saddle Up! Maryland’s Horse Trails Await!

Saddle Up! Maryland’s Horse Trails Await!

JoAnn Dawson’s love of horses began at a young age. “Growing up on a dairy farm, my dad needed help rounding up the cows from a field far from the barn,” she says. “He bought me a pony, put me on bareback (no saddle) and told me to go round-up the cows.” Throughout...
First Responders Prepared for Grain Bin Accidents

First Responders Prepared for Grain Bin Accidents

The large metal grain bins that dot the rural landscape may look benign, even picturesque. Yet they can pose a serious threat to farmers and grain handlers. In just five seconds a person who falls in a grain bin can become entrapped in the grain unable to free...
Robotic Milking Leads to Happy Cows

Robotic Milking Leads to Happy Cows

The Fry family of Tuscarora, Maryland, has farmed the land of Rocky Point Farm since 1883. Today, the fourth generation of the family milks about 130 Holstein and Jersey cows robotically, and farms 600 acres of crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, alfalfa,...