Jennifer Cole, Author at Modern Farmer
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
What Will Stop Troublemaking Sea Squirts Along North America’s Atlantic Coast?

When poked, tunicates will squirt water. Hence, their nickname: sea squirts. But as cute as... (more)

Jennifer Cole
October 17, 2023
The Goldilocks Zone Needed to Keep Strawberry Fields Forever

According to the University of Florida, the perfect temperatures for growing strawberries—the Goldilocks zone—is between... (more)

Jennifer Cole
September 4, 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
How the Haskap Berry Survives Arctic Temperatures

Agriculture is a tricky business in the Yukon. Bordering Alaska to the west, most of... (more)

Jennifer Cole
July 19, 2023
The Hot and Cold of Growing Olives in Canada

It was early December 2016, and the first real cold of the season was descending... (more)

Jennifer Cole
May 29, 2023
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