Despite having nearly a billion acres of prime farmland and a population of only 330 million people, the U.S. agriculture ...

Years ago, author Paula Whyman left her DC-area home in search of a rural spot, hoping to get back to nature. What she found ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

Modern Farmer is a non-profit publication made possible by generous support from Food Intelligence, a Canadian charity that ...

It’s time to look beyond the Farm Bill.  The Farm Bill, passed once every five years, is the most important piece of federal ...

Modern Farmer is a non-profit publication made possible by generous support from Food Intelligence, a Canadian charity that ...

Modern Farmer is a non-profit publication made possible by generous support from Food Intelligence, a Canadian charity that ...

This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful, and is reprinted with permission. When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his ...

Starting a garden can be a big step. Knowing what to plant, when, and how–that takes time. And what if you want to branch out, and start raising animals? The learning curve is steep. That’s where we ...