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… Osage-orange in Harford County, MD.  Photo by Dave Webb,  Maryland Biodiversity … majority of species highlighted here are not native to North America. This issue, however, looks at a Osage-orange, a species that is both native to North America and that has been introduced to new …

… Apple Maturity for Optimum Harvest Dates Online newsletter Fruit Pulse (Apple Maturity Assessments for the Mid-Atlantic) Routine measurements of fruit starch levels, ground color and other maturity indices … the establishment of any commercial apple orchard. Apple trees are not grown on their own roots, but propagated on …

… L-279 Improve Neighbor Relations Farmers Advise Farmers: Maryland Farmers Have problems with trespassers? Do nonfarm … you are not alone. Conflicts between farmers and their non-farm neighbors are on the increase. Especially in Maryland, which ranks fifth among the 50 states in population …

… Sydney Garbitzer , and Ray Weil Slug Damage to Soybeans—Do Cover Crops Help or Hurt? Reports of slug damage to emerging … the absence of tillage that disrupts their lifecycle and crop residues on the soil surface provide them with excellent … (Hammond, 2000). With the increasing adoption of cover crops and their importance for soil health, many …