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Making It Rain: A Timeline of Weather Control

Human cultures have long asked the skies for rain, but we’ve gotten scientific about it in the last 200 years.

by Sam Brasch
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Demystifying USDA Beef Grades

We tell you what each USDA beef grade means, from prime to cutter meat, and how to cook it (or if you even should).

by Rebecca Morris
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Have We Reached Peak Pumpkin Spice?

There is a growing backlash against pumpkin spice everything – but the public still slurps it up.

by Dan Mitchell
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Old Time Farm Crime: The Hooch Farmers of Templeton

Templeton Rye was a red-hued whiskey that brought “fame and fortune” to the bootlegging farmers of the tiny town of Templeton during Prohibition.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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Dear Modern Farmer: How Do I Know If Backyard Slaughter Is Legal?

Dear Birdie,

by Kristen Ploetz
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Using Drones in the Fight Against Apple Scab

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are working on a new tool to combat the apple scourge: A drone.

by Rachel Rohr
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The CitroÁ«n 2CV: The French Farmer’s Favorite Car

Created with rural users in mind, the CitroÁ«n 2CV was designed to fit four comfortably, traverse tough country roads, transport a flat of eggs across a ploughed field without breaking, and was affordable and fuel-efficient.

by Andy Wright
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Spookley the Square Pumpkin: Here to Stop Bullying and Save Agritourism

Rather than plant material, he often appears at the farm made of plush or fabric sewn into a massive costume. Sometimes he's animatronic or an eight-by-eight inflatable. His cheeks...

by Sam Brasch
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Thomas Jefferson’s Farming Failures

His neighbors called Thomas Jefferson the worst farmer in Virginia, and yet Jefferson dedicated himself to agrarian exploration with a devotion akin to worship. Which meant many, many failures.

by Nicole Cotroneo Jolly
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