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3 Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree
If the thought of tossing your Christmas tree out with the trash, where it’ll most likely end up in a landfill, breaks your heart, fear not!
The Long Shot: Building a Grass-Fed Lamb Operation from Scratch in Montana
Can a couple of idealistic urbanites build a thriving grass-fed lamb operation from scratch? Rich and Katy Harjes have moved mountains trying to find out.
Farmers and Ranchers Sue USDA for Tossing Farmer Fair Practices (GIPSA) Rule
Farmers are fighting back.
Wet Kansas Weather Leaves Bakers Struggling to Find Their Favorite Wheat
Higher-than-normal percipitation in Kansas is resulting in lower-than-normal levels of gluten in that state’s token hard red winter wheat.
10 Last Minute Gifts for the Plant Lover in Your Life
Still have a few folks left on your holiday shopping list? Modern Farmer’s preferred pros are here with their favorite gardening gift ideas.
Recipe: Cast-Iron Potato Gratin [with video]
Whether you call this gratin dauphinoise, like the French, or scalloped potatoes, as folks do in the Midwest, this luxuriously creamy potato casserole is comfort food at its best.
An Overview of the Homegrown Organic Act of 2017
New bills of the same name in the House and Senate seek to help organic farmers expand and conventional farmers switch.
Recipe: Potato Latkes with Gravlax and Crème Fraiche [with video]
A perennial party favorite, these little hors d’oeuvres are a study in contrasts: hot golden-brown potato pancakes draped with rich, salty salmon and topped with cool crÁ¨me fraiche.
Recipe: Garden Bounty Beef Stew with Hay-Roasted Onions [with video]
This succulent stew is created by building layer upon layer of flavor. You won’t be disappointed!
