Articles About agriculture :: Page 3

• Seeds, not pesticides, fall from sky

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 5, 2013

  

  The small, low-flying aircraft that will soon buzz area farm fields are nothing to worry about, according to local farmer Jim Clem. At this time of year, the planes aren’t spraying pesticides but spreading seeds.

• VIDEO — Local farmer to seed from the sky

  By Megan BachmanAugust 30, 2013

  

  Local farmer Jim Clem is using aerial crop seeding to plant cover crops this fall. See a video featuring Clem on the new technique for increasing soil fertility.

• Pitstick land purchased for agricultural use

  By Lauren HeatonMay 3, 2012

  The 100 acres of farmland just north of the Center for Business and Education sold last month to the area farmers who had been farming it. While the local farm does not have a conservation easement on it, its use for agricultural purposes is likely to remain stable for now.