Dear Modern Farmer: Can I Legally Grow Food in My Front Yard?
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Fluffy Cows and Four Other Boutique Farm Breeds
The fluffy cow. It's not the name of a Monty Python skit. It's the latest breed of cattle to go viral on the Internet (see also: the Emo Cow of the late aughts). After someone post...
The sight of animals in advertisements, gleefully licking their lips or holding a bone aloft or generally seeming hungry, is easy to miss.
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?
