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The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941
Lucas Adams retraces his great-grandfather’s steps at the present-day site of High Acres farm.
Animal Fight: Ag Advocates Square Off Against Animal Rights Activists
"The situation facing farm animals in this country is absolutely heartbreaking” says Nathan Runkle, in a video, which has the look and feel of a political attack ad, posted on th...
In Granger, Indiana, Crossfit 061's members place orders at a nearby farm, delivered to the gym once a week. CrossFit Blacksburg in Blacksburg, Virginia has a retail shop with eggs...
Tasty Testes: On Eating Rocky Mountain Oysters
Bull testicles have been consumed by ranchers for centuries, so one Modern Farmer writer tucks into a plateful at home.
A Warming Earth Means Bad News for Farms
Sure, climate change was bad news for the poor, world peace, clean water, plants, animals, island nations and city-dwellers without air conditioners. But the hope was that rising C...
‘We Become Part of What We Grow’: Photographing Ag in Africa
Modern Farmer: What made you want to start shooting this series?
Guarded but Growing: A Farmcentric Tour of the Korean DMZ
We never expected that our tour of the DMZ, the most heavily militarized border in the world, would feature farming, rice paddies, wildlife, ginseng, biodynamic wine, and well-paid farmers:but that’s exactly what happened.
11 Delightful Vintage Farm Commercials
For many decades, farm life has been trotted out as a picturesque, wholesome ideal, to peddle everything from hotcakes to soap. We've rounded up 11 of our favorites for your Friday...
Old Time Farm Crime: The Embalmed Beef Scandal of 1898
They say the beef smelled like an embalmed dead body. By the end of the scandal, it would irrevocably change how Americans dealt with their food.
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