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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?
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.
