ROCKFORD, Mich. — Thanksgiving is next week, which means —very soon— the center of many homes will be a Christmas tree. Are you hoping for a real tree this year? For many families cutting down a tree ...
Plant breeders have always faced a brutal trade-off: the traits that matter most for food security, like drought tolerance or ...
Cacao plantation in the project: ‘Ecological intensification and multifunctionality of genetically diverse cocoa agroforestry systems in Peruvian landscapes (Eco-Cacao)’. Tree crops such as these ...
GOBLES, Mich. (WOOD) — Constant rainfall during this year’s Christmas tree growing season was an improvement after a dry summer last year, according to researchers. The good news comes as farms around ...
COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan Christmas tree farmers are thrilled with this year’s crop despite an extended drought that went late into the spring. The owners of Hart Tree Farm near ...
With 3,000 miles between them — and not much precedent behind the wheel — Stephen Dellaporta, in New Haven, CT, and Tom ...
The wet spring followed by near-drought conditions in September and October in Michigan combined to produce fantastic tree quality this year. The state is one of the top Christmas tree producers. Are ...