2016 - Page 4 of 78 - Modern Farmer
How Our Network of Roadways Has Altered the Natural World

Less than one percent of the US is covered in pavement. Although it may feel... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
September 15, 2023
Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add...

In 2019, Jeff Siewicki was a pharmacist who never planned to become a farmer. His... (more)

Kelcie Ottoes
September 8, 2023
Are We Backing the Wrong Bee?

Dr. Jim Cane is out in the squash fields before the sun peeks out over... (more)

Elizabeth Hilborn
September 1, 2023
Livestock are Dying in the Heat. This Little-Known Farming Method Offers a...

Josh Payne planted chestnut trees six years ago. The rows of nut trees haven’t fully... (more)

John McCracken, Grist
August 28, 2023
Hungry and Seemingly Unstoppable: Grasshoppers Invade Canada’s Prairies

Every August, the Alberta government surveys grasshopper populations to discern the number of adult females... (more)

Jennifer Cole
August 25, 2023
Six Months on the Road: Inside the World of Migratory Beekeeping

Every spring, beekeepers across the country ready their hives for the long drive west.  As... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
August 14, 2023
Swift Intervention By Western States Is Keeping a Devastating Beetle at Bay

With copper-colored wings and an emerald head, the Japanese beetle is pretty, but devastating. Not... (more)

Lena Beck
August 10, 2023
Potato Virus? Call in the Dogs

Andrea Parish holds back Zora, her black Labrador Retriever, who is coiled like a spring.... (more)

Erica Browne Grivas
August 7, 2023
Impulse Chickens and Trendy Goats: The Pitfalls of Modern Homesteading

When the lockdowns began at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many people found themselves... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
August 2, 2023
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