At Braglio Farms in Randallstown, raising livestock occupies most of Roman Braglio’s time. But, back in 2017 when things were slow, he had another idea. “I had the ambition to do more with our farm and produce more off of our land,” he says. “I learned very quickly...
There’s a new sheriff in town on one of Maryland’s oldest dairy farms. Caleb and Alice Crothers were in their thirties when they left behind law enforcement and healthcare careers in Knoxville, Tennessee, to return to his family’s farm. Caleb took over the 200-cow...
Most folks know that Maryland’s 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? It’s called Sassafras and it covers nearly 500,000 acres in southern, central and eastern regions of...
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....
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...
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,...
