Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
In Oaxaca, a State Fair That Celebrates Native Crops’ Rich Legacy

Anyone who’s spent time in Mexico can report firsthand on the country’s deep reverence for... (more)

Lauren Rothman
January 9, 2024
What Will Become of Rice?

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
January 2, 2024
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
Climate Change is Coming for Christmas Trees. Can They Be Saved?

In late June 2021, a massive heat dome stretched from Northern California into British Columbia.... (more)

Jennifer Cole
December 1, 2023
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
Meet the Refugee Farmers Raising the Crops of Their Homelands From Texas...

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family... (more)

Laurel Miller
November 16, 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
Where Corn and Soybeans are King, Some Farmers See ‘Unconventional’ Future

This story was originally published on Investigate Midwest. Corn and soybeans dominate the Hawkeye State’s... (more)

Pat Kinney, Investigate Midwest
November 3, 2023
How Should Gene-Edited Seeds be Regulated?

In traditional plant breeding, the pollen of one plant is added to the pollen of... (more)

Jennifer Cole
October 26, 2023
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