Dan Nosowitz, Author at Modern Farmer - Page 2 of 171
Farmers Cry ‘Avocad-no!’ to Crazy Low Prices in Australia

A dramatic surplus of fruit has driven avocado prices so far down that, in some... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 6, 2021
First Evidence of Tobacco Use Dates Back Over 12,000 Years

The plant’s use predates agriculture, but how humans were utilizing it then still is not... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
October 27, 2021
Organic Soybean Prices Spike Despite Huge US Soybean Production

Why doesn’t the US grow more of its own organic soy?

Dan Nosowitz
October 20, 2021
Scientists Receive $25 Million to Learn to Talk With Plants

Researchers from several universities are banding together to launch a center to study plant communication.

Dan Nosowitz
October 6, 2021
One Way to Grow Despite Drought? It’s in the Roots

A rare barley mutation could have drought-farming potential.

Dan Nosowitz
September 14, 2021
Ladybug Odor Could Be a Great New Pesticide

Maybe cologne, too, who knows.

Dan Nosowitz
September 3, 2021
Illegal Succulent Poaching Is a Worldwide Problem

Make sure your succulents are legal and sustainably grown!

Dan Nosowitz
August 31, 2021
So, You Want to Be a Marijuana Farmer?

In mid-July, a group of Democratic senators introduced a sweeping bill to federally legalize, regulate... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 9, 2021
Philippines Becomes First Country to Approve GMO ‘Golden Rice’

Genetically modified crops are common in countries such as the United States, but generally they’re... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 28, 2021
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