Conscious Consumption

The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: a trip to the movies.

What does local mean, anyways? In this installment, the Farmivore looks at an extreme take on the trend.

The CSA model moves online.

Drones aren’t just for spying and unmanned warfare. Farmers are finding uses for herding cattle, spraying pesticides and a host of other farm chores.

Is everybody feeling a little sleepy and sun-drained? Take a load off, and look at these vintage farm photos from the Library of Congress.

As Andrea Wulf writes in her book Founding Gardeners, even in the midst of the Revolutionary War, George Washington remained preoccupied with the progress of his new garden at Moun...

Here are some questions (and answers) about our about-to-be “undead” Farm Bill.

In mid-19th century Argentina, cattle raiding had reached such a roiling boil that the government came up with a solution to try to stop cattle rustlers: a 250-mile long trench.

Between drought and a decrease in per capita beef consumption, the past few years have been challenging ones for cattle farmers. It’s also translated into higher costs for the leather industry.