by Matt Lollar | Oct 4, 2024
Mushrooms aren’t the first crop that comes to mind when designating use of the back forty. However, it may be a crop to consider for spots with some tree cover. And mushroom production can bring in significant revenue to the farm, because shiitake mushrooms...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 16, 2024
I recently attended the North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association Agritourism Convention and Expo. That’s quite a mouthful, so the association uses the acronym NAFDMA. During the convention, I attended a number of talks that focused on event...
by Matt Lollar | Dec 8, 2023
The Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association would like to invite you to their Annual Conference & Trade Show scheduled for February 14th to 16th, at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This year’s conference features a...
by Matt Lollar | Sep 8, 2023
Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend of Florida last week causing damage to a variety of crops. While some areas may have been devastated by flooding, fruit and nut trees were mainly affected by heavy winds. Usually, younger trees are more susceptible to being blown...
by Matt Lollar | Oct 14, 2022
Fall is upon us, football is in full swing, and persimmons are ripe on the trees. (That is if you can beat the birds and deer to them.) Persimmons may be a bad memory for some people, because they’ve only ate the astringent American persimmon, Diospyros...
