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What it Means to Have a Cow, and More Cattle-Based Idioms
Cows have shaped our language in ways that we often don’t think about.
Tales of a Wild Cattle Whisperer
A Q&A with the guy to phone when your cattle make a break for it.
Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow: A Heated Debate
If Mrs. O’Leary’s cow didn’t kick over the lamp that started The Great Chicago Fire, what were its true origins?
A Q&A With World Champion Bullrider J.B. Mauney
World champion J.B. Mauney is taking the bull by the horns.
Moo-F-Os: What’s Behind Tales of Cattle Mutilation?
UFOs, sinister cults and secret government operations have all been blamed. Scientists have put forth more mundane explanations, such as run of the mill scavengers. Ranchers still ...
Stalking Wild Cattle In The Hawaiian Forest
In the forests of Hawaii’s Big Island, one-ton wild cattle are easily the biggest and most dangerous game for hunters. But what are they even doing there?
Meet The Modern Farmers: Pashon Murray
Meet co-founder of Detroit Dirt, an urban farming start-up that delivers composed waste around the city.
Meet The Modern Farmers: David Munson
Meet a Texas grass farmer with 600 head of cattle.
Alert: A Cow Is Wandering Through The Boston Suburbs
To all Modern Farmer readers in the southwestern suburbs of Boston: please keep an eye out for cows.
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