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The always entertaining goats of Maple Crest Farm show off their best moves for Modern Farmer.
What American Hog Farmers Think of the Smithfield Deal
With a Chinese company poised to buy America’s largets pork producer, we talked to hog farmers across the country to get their reaction.
How Bees Fight Strawberry Mold and Landmines
From fighting strawberry mold to finding landmines, bees are good for way more than honey.
Order Your Chicken Rare: Nearly Lost Breeds Make a Comeback
In 2007, Paul Bradshaw was scouring farming blogs when he noticed something funny: people wanted chickens. But not just any chickens.
Floods Soak Farms Around the Globe
Little time has passed since farm headlines were dominated by drought and water shortage. Now, farmers across the country and the world are grappling with the reverse problem: floo...
What They’re Saying on Chinese Social Media About Smithfield
What does the Chinese public think of the deal with Smithfield, America’s largest pork producer?
Our continuing round-up of exciting agriculture-related crowdfunding projects.
The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941
The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: entertaining guests.
Ben & Jerry’s announced it will stop using genetically-modified ingredients in its ice cream by 2014.
