Brian Barth, Author at Modern Farmer
Stoner Crime, WOTUS, POTUS, and More: Your February Food News Round-Up

The intersections of food, farming, politics and criminal minds never ceases to produce intrigue. Here’s... (more)

Brian Barth
February 18, 2020
Commune Comeback, Bear Farm Brouhaha, and an OG Hustler: Your January Food...

Who said agriculture was dull? This month’s round-up overflows with crime, intrigue, and hippies. Are... (more)

Brian Barth
January 20, 2020
Foie Gras, Failed Food Computers, and More: Your November Food News Round-Up

Winemakers, dairy farmers, French chefs, Eastern European oligarchs and hydroponic farming aficionados have all had... (more)

Brian Barth
November 18, 2019
Trump Caves to Farmers, Hemp Hauling and More: Your October Food News...

Has the Trump administration finally pushed farmers too far? Two significant developments this month signal... (more)

Brian Barth
October 15, 2019
Organic Nazis and Pumpkin Spice Spam: Your September Food News Round-Up

The end of summer has brought a few surprising developments in the food and farm... (more)

Brian Barth
September 12, 2019
How Did African-American Farmers Lose 90 percent of Their Land?

Emancipated slaves never received their promised 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War.... (more)

Brian Barth
August 19, 2019
Can the Democrats Win Back Farm Country?

The rural vote has become decidedly Republican in recent decades. But many progressive pundits see... (more)

Brian Barth
July 1, 2019
Hemp Is Now Legal. Here’s How Farmers Can Cash in on the...

Want to grow hemp on your farm? Here are five things you need to know... (more)

Brian Barth
March 21, 2019
Meet the New Faces of Agriculture in Congress

The Democrats’ “blue wave” has remade the House agriculture committee. Here are four to watch.

Brian Barth
February 15, 2019
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