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Urban Composting: Now With Less Mess and Less Stress
A few promising signs that composting is getting a little easier for urbanites to compost their food waste.
Farm Geeks: Learning to Love the Circuit Board
From water sensors to weather stations, farm hacking takes off.
Marching Against the (Genetically Modified) Grain
Organizers say more than 2 million turned out for marches against Monsanto and GMOs.
Amish Raw Milk Farmer Vernon Hershberger Wins Big in Court
(Above: Farmer Vernon Hershberger between two of his lawyers, Glenn Reynolds and Elizabeth Rich.)
The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941
The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: an injury on the farm.
5 Issues to Watch in the Senate Farm Bill
The Farm Bill debate is well underway in the Senate. Here are some issues to watch.
The Modern Farmer Interview: Wayne Pacelle
We talk to Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States, about his groundbreaking work on farm animal welfare and the benefits of using the carrot rather than the stick when it comes to working with corporations.
How a Common Fertilizer Became a Meth Magnet
On April 17, 15 people were killed and more than 160 injured when a fire caused ammonium nitrate stores to explode at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. In the wake of the accident...
