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What are farmers listening to this fall?

Grass-fed beef is environmentally friendly, fairly rare and neither the price nor the taste appeal to many Americans, raised on marbled, corn-fed steaks. What’s a sustainably-minded restaurant to do?

Try delicata, an heirloom squash experiencing a dramatic revival thanks to the richer flavor and softer skin of a productive variety that first hit seed markets about a decade ago.

Why Lena Dunham is like cilantro, Gwyneth Paltrow is like kale, and James Franco is like corn: it’s our our celebrity veg chart.

Welcome to Modern Farmer’s new harvest column, in which we highlight what is seasonal, talk to those who grow it, and share a recipe (or two). We start with one of our favorites, tomatoes.

In Fallon, Nevada, two local farmers capitalize on the growing market for gluten-free products with teff, an ancient cereal grass from North Africa.

For customers, corn mazes are a lark. For farmers, they’re incredibly hard work and potentially big business that has grown increasingly sophisticated.

The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: a letter from Bill.

When people think of America’s former president, farming isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind. But the philanthropist sees global agriculture as containing some of the biggest issues of our time, namely, food security and feeding the planet. We talk to Clinton about all that, and his Great-Uncle Buddy.