Dec 9, 2022
Most folks know that Marylandโs state bird is the Baltimore Oriole or that our state flower is the Black-Eyed Susan. But, did you know that Maryland has a state soil? Itโs called Sassafras and it covers nearly 500,000 acres in southern, central and eastern regions of...
Nov 30, 2022
Dreamland Christmas Tree Farm stretches 35 acres in Frederick County. On about 8 acres of that land Christmas trees abound. The farmโs owners and first generation tree farmers, Brian and Dawn Riesett, had a dream in mind when they began this niche business in 2004....
Nov 11, 2022
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...
Oct 7, 2022
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, Esmaโs son, John, loaded up those apples onto a Model T to make deliveries to a store in Wilmington, Delaware,...
Oct 4, 2022
JoAnn Dawsonโs love of horses began at a young age. โGrowing up on a dairy farm, my dad needed help rounding up the cows from a field far from the barn,โ she says. โHe bought me a pony, put me on bareback (no saddle) and told me to go round-up the cows.โ Throughout...
Sep 23, 2022
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...