Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
Facing High Fertilizer Costs, Farmers Still Struggle to Use Less

As a young boy in the late 1950s, Frank Glenn knew the soft, freshly-tilled brown... (more)

Bailey Becker, Columbia Missourian
June 6, 2023
Building an Agri-hood: When the Development Revolves Around the Farm

When Scott Snodgrass and Clayton Garrett started their CSA in 2015, the Houston metro area... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 24, 2023
Colorado Becomes First State with Right-to-Repair Law

Last week, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed the aptly named Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 4, 2023
Solar Projects on Farmland Meet Community Opposition in the Midwest

When an energy company proposed a 175-megawatt solar array in Greene County, Ohio last year,... (more)

Patrick Cooley
April 20, 2023
Electric Tractors are Rolling Out in the Field. Here’s What That Could...

A quiet revolution is rolling across American farms—and it’s so hushed that you may have... (more)

Naoki Nitta
April 10, 2023
Sustainable Farmers See Promise in New Financing Options

Dharma Lea, a regenerative grass-fed dairy farm in New York, is operated by Phyllis and... (more)

Anne N. Connor
February 28, 2023
A New Egg Co-operative Has Hatched in the Western U.S.

It doesn’t always pay to be an egg farmer—just ask Cliff Lillywhite.  The owner and... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
January 17, 2023
The Fertilizer Shortage Will Persist in 2023

New year, same shortage of fertilizer.  The fertilizer crisis that has been steadily growing since... (more)

Shea Swenson
December 1, 2022
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