August 28, 2026

Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Farm calculators

It’s not just a classroom cliche to say that math is everywhere, from planning a budget to decorating a room. Even careers that aren’t directly connected to math require plenty of it. Take agriculture. Today, an online search can bring up farm calculator apps designed to help determine, for example, how much fertilizer a eld requires, fuel efciency of farm equipment, or predictions for product yields.

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High oleic soybeans present opportunity for farmers

by Deborah Jeanne Post

September 2, 2026

Soybean growers eager to boost their profits should look at high oleic soybeans. A panel of experts discussed “The High Oleic Soybean Opportunity in N...

Agritourism/Agritainment, Country Folks

Be bonfire smart this autumn

by Enrico Villamaino

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A farm bonfire has a certain magic. Hayrides roll in from the fields, boots crunch across the ground and a crackling blaze gives families a warm place...

Agritourism/Agritainment, Country Folks

Seasonal employee legal matters

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

September 2, 2026

Hiring seasonal employees challenges many farm operators as many aspects of the hiring process and other human resources matters differ from that of n...

Country Folks

The teen researcher studying microplastics on the farm

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

September 2, 2026

David Liu is a rising senior at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, and he’s on a mission to share knowledge about the risks and threats of micropl...