Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
The Solution to Water Woes Could Lie With Beavers

It’s late October and Jon Griggs, manager of Maggie Creek Ranch in Elko, Nevada, still... (more)

Roberta Staley
December 5, 2023
Can Linen Make a Comeback in North America?

On a smattering of farms across the United States, but especially in the rainy stretches... (more)

Nicole Pollack
December 4, 2023
Old Hedgerows are New Again as More Farmers Embrace Benefits

For centuries, hedgerows defined the boundaries of agriculture. A hedgerow can be made up of... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
November 14, 2023
Stopping Aquaculture Rope Pollution at the Source

When John Shaw took over as executive director of the Westport Maritime Museum in 2014,... (more)

Lena Beck
October 24, 2023
Could Salt Water Be the Solution to Future Irrigation Woes?

The vast majority—97 percent—of the earth’s water is salt water found in our oceans. Another... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
October 23, 2023
In Alaska, Affordable Farms Are Hard to Find

Your mental image of an Alaskan farm probably involves a plot of land amid endless... (more)

Clay Venetis
August 30, 2023
Livestock are Dying in the Heat. This Little-Known Farming Method Offers a...

Josh Payne planted chestnut trees six years ago. The rows of nut trees haven’t fully... (more)

John McCracken, Grist
August 28, 2023
Could Hydroponic Fodder Solve the West’s Water Woes?

Agriculture sucks a whopping 80 percent of the Colorado River’s water every year. The largest... (more)

Sara Ventiera
August 8, 2023
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