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In Grizzly Country, What Do You Do With a Dead Cow?
To keep grizzly bears away from cattle ranches, you need a very special boneyard — and a lot of electric fence.
This is the Only Must-Read Fashion Week Story About Goats
It’s Fashion Week and these goats are everything.
When the temperatures rise in New York City, rendering the entire place a hot, fetid mess, locals and tourists alike flock to Central Park’s Sheep Meadow.
Taking Land From the Mafia, Giving It to Farmers
In Italy, a government program to turn confiscated Mafia land over to organic farmers is bearing fruit — and very fine wine.
The timing of milk production in bovines is a carefully balanced biological ballet.
15 Vintage Farmers Market Shots
Just a friendly reminder from the Modern Farmer to attend your local farmers market tomorrow! Many farmers markets are starting up again, like the Indoor Spring Market in Hudson, N...
Meet Katie Uhlaender, Team USA’s Skeleton-Racing Farmer
When Katie Uhlaender isn’t going 86 MPH face first down a hill in the skeleton event in Sochi, she also raises cattle.
Goat Simulator Sets the Internet on Fire
"The Goat Simulator is more popular than any other game we've made," says developer Armin Ibrisagic. "It's not even done yet."
What the California Drought Means for Your Grocery Bill
California is suffering under the worst drought since 1560. What does this mean for growers and grocery store shoppers?
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