Growing for Market.Taglined "News and Ideas for Market Gardners," Growing for Market is targeted to small-scale produce farmers and flower growers. It offers "news and views" on, among other things, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. systems, food safety, manure, organic food, mulches (with a piece in issue reviewed on the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of colored not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color plastic mulches Plastic mulch is a product used, in a similar fashion to mulch, to suppress weeds and conserve water in crop production and landscaping. Certain plastic mulches also act as a barrier to keep methyl bromide, both a powerful fumigant and ozone depleter, in the soil. ), currently popular foods (green vegetable soybeans, for example), storage, bugs, and specialty cut flowers flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. See also: Flower . Other features include a column by editor-publisher Lynn Byczynski called "Letter from Wild Onion Farm," a page of news briefs, readers' letters, a page of classified advertisements, and many, many generously illustrated display ads. 12 pp. saddle stitched, 2 and 3 columns, printed black on ivory, illustrations, display and classified ads. Staff: Published by Fairplain Publications Inc.; Lynn Byczynski, editor publisher; Daniel Nagengast, associate editor; Pamela Arnosky and Frank Arnosky. contributing editors; Faye Jones, advertising director; Jozie Schimke, circulation manager. Data: Founded 1992; circulation 3,500; 12x, $30Iyear, $40 overseas. P0. Box 3747, Lawrence, KS 66046, 785-748-0605, fax 785-748-0609. |
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