Marsha Johnston, Author at Modern Farmer
Have Slaughterhouse ” Will Travel

The roving abbatoir. Known primarily by the highly technical name "mobile slaughter unit,” interest has... (more)

Marsha Johnston
June 4, 2015
Take Two Apples and Call Me in the Morning

A growing number of doctors are telling obese patients to increase the quantity of fresh... (more)

Marsha Johnston
June 2, 2015
Waste Not Want Not: Food Companies Capitalize on “Leftovers”

As the public learns more about America's monumental food waste, and the move to reduce... (more)

Marsha Johnston
March 30, 2015
Bee Doctors: A New Way to Protect Fruit?

When it comes to ministering to plants, who better than a bee?

Marsha Johnston
March 18, 2015
The Fog of Farming

No, thanks. We don't need free pesticides.

Marsha Johnston
January 15, 2015
Meet the Modern Farmers: Sophia Wilcox

A program manager for Women in Agriculture, Sophia Wilcox has enrolled 250 women in 22... (more)

Marsha Johnston
June 27, 2014
Reducing the Dangers of Raw Milk

With changes due in risk assessment, management, and technology, are we leaving the raw milk... (more)

Marsha Johnston
April 24, 2014
The Great American Hazelnut Hunt

Americans have grown to love Nutella. The only problem: they can't grow what they need... (more)

Marsha Johnston
April 22, 2014
Got Predators? Don’t Shoot. Get a Llama.

But, beginning in the '90s, a new voice arose among North American agricultural producers that... (more)

Marsha Johnston
February 12, 2014
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