Conscious Consumption

Space farming. The final frontier.

Do you have what it takes?

As we’ve already established, the popular rural legend of cow tipping is, well, bullcrap. But cow flipping? That’s very, very real.

On a recent drive from his farm to Otter Creek, he makes little eye contact, answers questions sparingly. Andrus seems detached from the project he's been working on for months, li...

Once again, thanks to the Library of Congress, we present a photo-narrative of some fine-feathered fowl dating from the early 1890’s to 2010. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

The game Farming Simulator was once ironically beloved. Now gamers are ready to get serious, moving the action from their desks to the couch. Starting this week Farm Simulator 2013...

If you want to grow hot, you’re gonna have to learn the secrets of the seeds.

Every summer, thousands of Midwestern kids climb aboard schoolbusses, headed out to fields to detassle corn. Modern Farmer goes along for the ride.

A few farm-focused novels to inspire kids to learn more about the world of farming and maybe get a few young people back out into the fields.