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Picture Imperfect: The Side of Farming You Won’t See on Facebook
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.
Smithfield Will Bring Home China’s Bacon, But at What Cost?
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...
Mystic Liver: Inside the World of Biodynamic Farming
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.
Farm Geeks: Learning to Love the Circuit Board
From water sensors to weather stations, farm hacking takes off.
Amish Raw Milk Farmer Vernon Hershberger Wins Big in Court
(Above: Farmer Vernon Hershberger between two of his lawyers, Glenn Reynolds and Elizabeth Rich.)
The Modern Farmer Interview: Wayne Pacelle
We talk to Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States, about his groundbreaking work on farm animal welfare and the benefits of using the carrot rather than the stick when it comes to working with corporations.
How a Common Fertilizer Became a Meth Magnet
On April 17, 15 people were killed and more than 160 injured when a fire caused ammonium nitrate stores to explode at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. In the wake of the accident...
