Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
Soil Blocking Has Many Benefits. What is It and How Can You...

I’ve been a regenerative farmer for nearly two decades, currently operating Blue Ridge Farm in... (more)

Jillian Garrett
March 21, 2024
What Does it Take to Become an Organic Farmer?

Even though organic farming makes up less than one percent of US farmland, it’s still... (more)

Lena Beck
February 28, 2024
The Dirt on Fertilizer

For plants to thrive, they require a magic formula: water plus sunlight plus air plus... (more)

Daliah Singer
November 24, 2023
The Dirt on Cover Crops

What’s cover cropping all about, anyway? As with many eco initiatives, what was old is... (more)

Daliah Singer
August 31, 2023
For Years, Farmers Milked Cows by Hand. Now Robots and Technology Do...

Chad Kieffer, a third-generation farmer from Utica, Minnesota, has five milkers for his herd of... (more)

Ethan Humble, Investigate Midwest
May 2, 2023
Demystifying the US Farm Bill

How our food is grown, who has access to it and at what cost are... (more)

Miranda Lipton
April 7, 2023
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