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This Is What Humane Slaughter Looks Like. Is It Good Enough?

Technically, humane slaughter became law in the United States with the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act,... (more)

Mac McClelland
April 17, 2013
Did a Bird Paint This Picture?

Yesterday, Modern Farmer received what we believe to be the single greatest pitch in the... (more)

Modern Farmer
April 17, 2013
Retro Farming: Blade Shearing

One sad fact about the state of modern farming: there are plenty of people with... (more)

Andrew Jenner
April 17, 2013
Breaking Hearts (of Palm)

Occasionally referred to as "swamp cabbage,” "burglar's thigh” or the "lobster of vegetables,” hearts of... (more)

Ashley Harrell
April 16, 2013
From Malawi to McDonald’s

Malawi's mango crop was mainly going uneaten. Until two Brits tapped into the Western thirst... (more)

Sarah Rich
April 14, 2013
21 Pictures of Hands Gently Cupping Dirt

Stock photography shows us how much plants enjoy being softly cradled. (With sheepish apologies to... (more)

Jake Swearingen
April 12, 2013
Tarwi: The Total Package

Meet the plant that's beautiful, grows in poor soil, and more nutritious than a soy... (more)

Fred Bove
April 12, 2013
Building a Better Bug Trap

If you build a better bug trap, farmers will beat a path to your door.

Ariel Schwartz
April 11, 2013
Scenes From a Pot Farmers’ Market

Northern California's first pot farmers' market is like most other farmers' markets, except you buy... (more)

David Downs
April 11, 2013