PREPARING POTATO TUBER SAMPLES FOR POST-HARVEST TEST ON WOOD PRAIRIE FAMILY FARM IN MAINE. Maine initiated its official State-run Certified Seed Potato program 105 years ago, edged out by Wisconsin which set up the very first program one year earlier in 1914.
Seed certification is important in…
Vast DNA Analysis of Hundreds of Vikings Reveals They Weren’t Who We Thought
“VAST DNA ANALYSIS OF HUNDREDS OF VIKING REVEALS THEY WEREN’T WHO WE THOUGHT.” After performing wide-ranging digs and extensive research, scientists are now concluding that our traditional image of Vikings has been way off the mark. Reminding us that long-held beliefs have the ability to stray…
Vast DNA Analysis of Hundreds of Vikings Reveals They Weren’t Who We Thought
CHISEL PLOWING POTATO GROUND ON WOOD PRAIRIE FAMILY FARM IN MAINE. As soon as a…
CHISEL PLOWING POTATO GROUND ON WOOD PRAIRIE FAMILY FARM IN MAINE. As soon as a section of the potato field is harvested, we use the Lockwood Rockpicker to remove rock piles left by the Juko Potato Harvester. Then we go through the plot with a tractor-drawn IH (International Harvester) 7-Tooth…
Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints
SCIENTISTS REVEAL UNEARTHED DETAILS ABOUT FOSSILIZED 10,000-YEAR-OLD
Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints
NATURE’S PENDULUM SWINGS: FALL RAINS RETURN WITH ENTHUSIASM. In the first 17 …
NATURE’S PENDULUM SWINGS: FALL RAINS RETURN WITH ENTHUSIASM. In the first 17 days of October we’ve seen 5.77″ of rain in Northern Maine. That is more rain then we received during the entire growing season months of June, July, August and September combined.
Those with wells-gone-dry are…
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LOOKING BACK: A POTATO LAND RETROSPECTIVE. Yesterday’s graveside burial service for Bridgewater icon Johhnny Barker had a large turnout despite the cold, steady October rain.
We are reminded that it was just nine years ago – also then a cold, rainy October Saturday – when Bridgewater potato farmer…
John Nelson Barker Obituary – Houlton, Maine , Dunn Funeral Home | Tribute Arcive
A TRIBUTE TO BRIDGEWATER ICON JOHNNY BARKER. It’s a fair and honest statement to say that everyone who knew Johnny was the better for it.
With his varied, eclectic pursuits and his classic self-deprecatin
John Nelson Barker Obituary – Houlton, Maine , Dunn Funeral Home | Tribute Arcive
Exploring “The Crown of Maine”
BOSTON TELEVISION STATION FEATURES AROOSTOOK COUNTY POTATO HARVEST. Boston Channel 5 TV station WCBV has prepared a video report (5:03) which deploys a contrast in the scale of production in Maine’s ‘Potato Empire.’
Featured are examples some of the largest, and some of the smallest potato farms…
PICKING ROCKS AFTER POTATO HARVEST ON WOOD PRAIRIE FAMILY FARM. We finished dig…
PICKING ROCKS AFTER POTATO HARVEST ON WOOD PRAIRIE FAMILY FARM. We finished digging our last potatoes Tuesday, thankfully without any frost damage, despite three harvest mornings this year which bottomed out at 22oF.
Tuesday night the remnants of TS Delta dropped 2.5″ of rain on our farm. That was…
37 Pictures of Majestic Animals Being Incorrigible Goofs
TODAY’S WELCOME WILDLIFE DIVERSION. For the day after a holiday weekend. For those who could use a few moments of relief from this long lasting campaign season, here are 37 images competing in this year’s ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.’ Levity brought to light by ‘Tenderly.’ Caleb, Megan &…
