The Hickories farmer Dina Brewster in the farm's greenhouse (photo by Jan Ellen Spiegel)
The recent tease of spring is a reminder that farmers are already preparing for the 2010 growing season. It's always a time of excitement for them, but this year there's also wariness after last year's season, which was one of the worst anyone can remember. email storymore info Listen to the story:
We've just concluded a six-week series called Better Biz. Reporter Alison Freeland profiled individual Connecticut businesses and brought their challenges to two Yale economists, Professors Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres for their comments. Freeland shares business reaction and listener comments on the series.
In our Better Biz series, reporter Alison Freeland collects the stories, challenges, and goals of six businesses, and then goes to Yale professors Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres, who brainstorm on what these businesses can do to reach those goals- and we learn something about the economy and business.
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