JOHN RIPLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

Agriculture

  • This sunflower field is between Canandaigua and Seneca Lakes, in Ontario County, NY.
  • This single-site heated greenhouse is 162 acres and is the largest in the U.S.
  • Blue Delphinium Flowers, Monterey County, CaliforniaBlue delphinium grow beside a field under cultivation in Monterey, California.
  • Arkansas Black Heirloom Apples Grow in a Central North Carolina Foothills OrchardThese Arkansas Black apples grown by apple specialist David Vernon in North Carolina represent one of over 500 old southern heirloom varieties.
  • Adjustable Glass and Fabric Roof Panels on Commercial Greenhouse, Huntersville NCFor every inch of rainfal, this 162 acre greenhouse roof allows the owner to collect and store 3 million gallons of water.
  • Environmental Growth Chamber, Research Triangle Park, North CarolinaThe controlled environment in this room at a crop science company in North Carolina increases the potential for advances in plant and seed research.
  • North Carolina Heirloom Apple Specialist David VernonDavid Vernon of North Carolina's Peidmont region specializes in the preservation of heirloom apple varieties that were widely grown in the southern U.S. from the 1600's to the early 1900's.
  • Adjustable Glass and Fabric Roof Panels on GreenhouseThis single-site heated greenhouse is 162 acres and is the largest in the U.S.
  • The Valley Chief Apple Press Loaded with Stayman Heirloom ApplesThis apple cider press from circa 1900 is loaded with Stayman heirloom apples grown in North Carolina.
  • Tall Corn, a Shed and Woods in North CarolinaA patch of seven-foot corn and an old white shed fill a barnyard in eastern North Carolina.
  • Wheat dust rises from a combine making its way across a wheat field in north central Kansas.
  • Virtually all U.S. commercially-grown artichokes are from California, and three-fourths of those are from the Castroville area of Monterey County.
  • For every inch of rainfal, this 162 acre greenhouse roof allows the owner to collect and store 3 million gallons of water.
  • These Keener apples growing in North Carolina are from one of over 500 old southern heirloom varieties.
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  • A holstein cow at a North Carolina dairy spends much of the day outdoors.
  • Compared to outdoor farming, greenhouses in the Netherlands have reduced water use for key crops by up to 90% and reduced chemical use by 97%.
  • Lab research is a major element in crop science and in the field of crop protection.
  • The controlled environment in this room at a crop science company in North Carolina increases the potential for advances in plant and seed research.
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