CO-OP FEATURES
Taking a Challenge by the Horns
Maryland woman educates as Ms. Agvocate USA July 2024 by Sean Clougherty, Delmarva Farmer Growing up on a farm in a predominantly suburban part of Anne Arundel County, Md., Lindsey Jacobs often got many questions from the public when showing her Hereford beef cattle....
Maryland farmer thriving after one year in agriculture
Maura Russell’s path to agriculture grew from a swelling disenchantment with her professional career.
Writing a Book from Scratch
Joanne Guilfoil of Selbyville, Del., couldn’t find a book about raising chickens in Delmarva, so she wrote one herself.
Safe Poultry Practices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the virus, known as HPAI, in waterfowl in the Carolinas and Virginia in January, and in a backyard poultry flock in Fauquier County in February. The risk is greater for commercial poultry growers and by mid-February, the state veterinarian’s office had increased biosecurity protocols.
Savvy Farmers Plan Ahead
Weather, not the calendar, determines winter work on local farms Area farmers start making decisions about cold-weather work way before Old Man Winter blows into town. From left, Lynwood, Bates and Johnny Broaddus on Spring Hill Farms in Caroline County. For...
Canine Heroes
November-December 2021
A Future After COVID
Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers from diverse backgrounds
Be Alert, Slow Down
The arrival of fall signals more than just changing leaves and cooler weather.
New Ways to Boost Rural Areas
October 2021New Ways to Boost Rural Areas Electric cooperatives as engines of rural economic development There is hope for rural America’s future. But it’ll take strong working relationships, a dose of imagination and a lot of elbow grease to achieve it. That’s the...