Aboat ride changed the course of Brooke Neal Freeman's life.
While on a fishing trip with her then-fiancé, their boat capsized 10 miles offshore. The couple was eventually rescued by the Coast Guard, and surviving the ordeal gave Freeman the confidence to change direction and start a new venture growing flowers.
Freeman's love of flowers began as a child, planting with her parents around her playhouse. Both her grandmothers love flowers and as their health declined, she would visit and bring each of them small bouquets.
Her adult ventures started small. She planted a raised bed in her Goldsboro, North Carolina, backyard with 100 tulip bulbs she bought online. Her dad joked they wouldn't look like those at Disneyland, but she says, "They were the most beautiful flowers."
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Hagie's Sprayer, Built With Deere Tech
The Hagie STS16 with 120-foot boom comes factory-installed with John Deere See and Spray Premium.
No-Spring Hydraulic Press
Air-return shop press makes for easier positioning.
The Disappearing American Farmer
A new book examines this trend and how it can be stopped.
60-Year Partnership Still Going Strong
Gil Tinsey and Fred Hasen met in college and have been farming together in Michigan since the 1960s.
A NewGeneration Farm
Regenerative agriculture spurs growth at Sather Farm and Ranch.
Yields Increase With Lime
Managing soil pH could increase crop production.
Solar Harvest Coming to a Field Near You
More research and work is being done to expand the use of agrivoltaics in North America.
The Cost of Leadership
When parents won't make decisions, it’s difficult for farming heirs to set goals.
The Power of Artificial Intelligence
How animal agriculture is reaping the benefits of Al.
Shutdown
lowa plant is first casualty in USDA meat processing initiative.
