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Edward Harbes IV planting a new apple orchard in 2014.

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In 1985, Ed Harbes III grew a bumper crop of potatoes. The problem was, so did other farmers. Potato prices plummeted. It cost Harbes about $4 to grow 100 pounds of potatoes; the market paid just $2. He worked 100-hour weeks during the growing...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Hudson Valley Lab