Brian Barth, Author at Modern Farmer - Page 11 of 47
Photo Essay: Portraits of Canada’s Ice Fishing Huts

Canadian photographer Richard Johnson sheds light on his country's preferred winter pastime, ice fishing (sorry,... (more)

Brian Barth
January 7, 2016
In Defense of Food: A Look Behind the Scenes of the New...

Filmmaker Michael Schwarz opens up about meeting hunter-gatherers and his long friendship with the world's... (more)

Brian Barth
December 21, 2015
15 Minutes with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack

Modern Farmer fields a friendly call from the US government's top farmhand.

Brian Barth
December 11, 2015
Meet a Baby-Boomer Couple Farming in Shipping Containers

Urban farming is as hip as it gets. But it just got hipper - and... (more)

Brian Barth
November 27, 2015
Farm Policy Primer: What is a Conservation Easement?

There are rewards, both moral and financial, for not selling Grandpa's farm to the local... (more)

Brian Barth
November 20, 2015
Farm Confessional: Here’s My Beef with Farmers Who Claim Organic When They...

A Certified Naturally Grown farmer opens up about fraud on the farmers market scene -... (more)

Brian Barth
November 18, 2015
3 Ways Farmers are Kicking the Plastic Habit

Even "sustainable" farmers seem to be addicted to plastic trash.

Brian Barth
September 10, 2015
Phosphorus: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Midwest farmers and university scientists work together to reduce the agricultural runoff polluting our lakes.

Brian Barth
July 6, 2015
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