Jennifer Cole, Author at Modern Farmer
Meet the Farmer Training Indigenous Youth and Revitalizing a Culture of Food...

This story is part of our Future Farmers series, highlighting the joys and hurdles of a... (more)

Jennifer Cole
June 26, 2024
On the Ground With the Farms Feeding Hospitals and Their Patients

In 2022, the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health drew a link between... (more)

Jennifer Cole
June 20, 2024
A Win for Growers Who Protect Biodiversity on Agricultural Land

Truth be told, cattle farmers are no fans of lupine. If a pregnant cow chows... (more)

Jennifer Cole
June 6, 2024
Are Flooded Fields and Orchards the Answer to California’s Groundwater Shortage?

It’s a good water year in California. As of early April, the snowpack in the... (more)

Jennifer Cole
May 2, 2024
Holding onto Farmland, One Conservation Easement at a Time

Nate Lewis and Melissa Barker knew that Oyster Bay Farm was for them. “It ticked... (more)

Jennifer Cole
April 8, 2024
A Plastic Tsunami is Taking Over Farms. What Will Stop Plasticulture? 

Barry Friesen remembers the days when plastic wasn’t used on farms. “One of my first... (more)

Jennifer Cole
February 21, 2024
When Not Farming is the Best Use of Land

Asking a farmer to “uncrop” their land is a big ask. There’s a lot at... (more)

Jennifer Cole
January 19, 2024
Climate Change is Coming for Christmas Trees. Can They Be Saved?

In late June 2021, a massive heat dome stretched from Northern California into British Columbia.... (more)

Jennifer Cole
December 1, 2023
How Should Gene-Edited Seeds be Regulated?

In traditional plant breeding, the pollen of one plant is added to the pollen of... (more)

Jennifer Cole
October 26, 2023