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Marnie Jackson traded in her urban life for a rural one in Marin, CA. Now she’s the founder of West Marin’s new Homesteader Group and says she’d rather slit birds’ necks than get her nails done.

Modern Farmer’s semi-irregular look at agricultural malfeasance from around the world.

In pictures, my life is one of fantastical bucolic bliss and yeoman righteousness – green fields, cute animals, amazing sunsets, the works. I work on a goat dairy in Vermont, and the photographic opportunities are limitless. But they are also illusory

From melons to mushrooms, the international elite have not hesitated to spend thousands to get their vegetal fix.

Yesterday, Shuanghui International, China's biggest pork producer, announced it would buy Smithfield Foods, America's biggest pork producer, for $4.7 billion in cash. If the deal g...

When is the last time you utilized a deer bladder, cow horn or skull in the ordinary dispatch of your farm or garden? If you’re a biodynamic farmer, it may have been just yesterday.

A few promising signs that composting is getting a little easier for urbanites to compost their food waste.

From water sensors to weather stations, farm hacking takes off.

By all appearances, rabbit could be the food of the future.