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Inside the World of Christmas Tree Farming

He’s not kidding: The competition for the United States’ $1 billion Christmas tree industry is... (more)

Tove Danovich
December 24, 2013
5 Festive Facts About Christmas Trees

Five facts to share about that tree currently ruining your living room carpet.

Parker Hatley
December 23, 2013
Meet The Spanish Peas That Sell for $350 Per Pound

How a Spanish farmer turned a humble legume into a $350 a pound superstar.

Marti Buckley Kilpatrick
December 19, 2013
Farm Confessional: I Bred Mice for Medical Testing

When I was 21, I had a job breeding mice as a research associate in... (more)

Jake Swearingen
December 19, 2013
Dear Modern Farmer: Is It Legal to Cut Down a Christmas Tree...

Want a Christmas tree fresh from an actual forest? You're in luck. The federal government... (more)

Kristen Ploetz
December 18, 2013
Farm Crime: What Do Chinese Citizens Want with American Seeds?

Reading last week's ag news about two high-profile seed thefts, you might think the ghost... (more)

Sam Brasch
December 17, 2013
Adventures in Suburban Bow Hunting

In an effort to cut down on deer populations in developed areas, several states have... (more)

Joseph Stromberg
December 16, 2013
Why Farmers and Knitters Are Fixated on Icelandic Sheep

There are many reasons why growing numbers - primarily farmers and knitters - are fixated... (more)

Karen Pinchin
December 13, 2013