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Vegetables out of thin air? Learn more about this environmentally-friendly approach to food production.
Ask Modern Farmer: What’s Wrong with my Tomato Plants?
Blights, wilts, spots and rots: a complete guide to diagnosing and dealing with the ugly foes attacking your heirloom beauties.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Jill Volat
Jill Volat had a rough 2015. Newly divorced and living in a small apartment without a patch of ground to call her own, the Los Angeles landscape designer says she felt "like a cobb...
Reports From Dicamba’s Drift Across America
Farmers, gardeners, and more are losing plants to dicamba drift.
One Step Closer to a Dream of Breeding a Self-Fertilizing Plant
An organism that has been genetically engineered to fix nitrogen? It’s possible.
Buying a Tiller? Here’s What to Look For
Summer’s a time for sales, and a tiller is a big investment. Here’s what you need to know before buying.
DIY Misting System for Your Greenhouse, Barn, or Patio Party
This system costs under 100 buck and can help cool down a garden or a cookout.
You Need to Be Paying Attention To GMO Grass
It’s the canary in the ditch, per say, and it tells a scary tale about regulating GMOs.
The (New) World’s Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Located in Dubai
It will be providing airplane food.
