Food Archives - Modern Farmer
How Supermarket Mergers Affect Food Deserts

In the South Cushman neighborhood of Fairbanks, AK, it’s difficult for many residents to shop... (more)

Clay Venetis
November 22, 2023
Changes to SNAP Benefits Spark Fear of Hunger Crisis

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have advocates worried that the... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
June 15, 2023
Italy’s Ban on Cultured Meat Raises Questions About Innovation Versus Tradition

Cultured meat. Cultivated meat. Clean meat. Synthetic meat. Lab-grown meat. Frankenmeat. These are just a... (more)

Elena Valeriote
May 18, 2023
How to Grow Rice on Mars

It’ll take a lot of work in order to grow rice on Mars. First, and... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 17, 2023
Animal Advocates Push for an End to Canadian Horse Meat Market

In May, when the bitterness of Canada’s winter subsides and sprigs of green poke through... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
May 8, 2023
White House Proposes New Standards for ‘Product of USA’ Label

Beef raised in Brazil. Pork processed in Canada. Eggs raised in New Zealand. All of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 17, 2023
Abandoned Farm Fields Take Decades to Recover Biodiversity—If They Can At All

How much does agriculture impact our environment? A new study, published in the Journal of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
February 8, 2023
Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Gouging

A farmer-advocacy organization says record-breaking increases in the price of eggs isn’t being caused by... (more)

Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
January 28, 2023
Grain Farming Goes Indoors

Vertical farms have had successes producing fresh greens and herbs, tomatoes and strawberries—all necessary and... (more)

Miranda Lipton
January 6, 2023
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