How to Attract the 9 Beneficial Predators You Want on Your Land
Integrated pest management methods encourage attracting and hosting beneficial insect predators that keep common pests at bay. Learn how to…
Category: Agriculture News
Protecting Crops from Heat Stress: 5 Pro Strategies
Heat is an inevitable and increasing concern for farms across the world. The best way to deal with the stresses…
Growing and Grinding Your Own Wheat: A Beginner’s Guide
When you think of lowering your grocery bill with homegrown food, wheat probably isn’t the first thing that pops into…
5 Benefits of Growing Shorter Corn
Weather events and latent environmental stressors are making it increasingly difficult to produce good yields of corn every year. With…
Success at the Farmers Market: 7 Vendor Tips
The first year I worked at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington, DC, I was enthralled by the atmosphere…
9 Disease-Resistant Vegetable Varieties You Should Be Growing
The long, warm days of summer cause veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash to jump into overdrive. They seem to…
The Sweet Superfood You Should Be Growing
Want to republish a Modern Farmer story? We are happy for Modern Farmer stories to be shared, and encourage you…
How to Start a Permaculture Farm
Permaculture is an agricultural system that looks to the natural environment for inspiration and guidance. There are many different ways…
5 Practices to Implement Now
Achieving a closed system on your farm is easy with a few key practices. Shifting focus toward nutrient cycling can…
A California Farming Collective Navigates Federal Funding Cuts
The majority of the ILCMA grant was going to be used to purchase land to establish a commons—a collaborative system…