If you’re a new gardener who has only recently planted seeds, you’ll soon enough catch sight of tiny sprouts poking their way above the soil. This is a good sign that means your hard work as a plant mom or dad is paying off! At the same time, it’s important to make sure your seedlings […]
A panel of Ninth Circuit judges have denied a request to end the sale and use of dicamba immediately. Dicamba, a broad-spectrum herbicide, is in a position of turmoil right now as the courts try to figure out exactly what its future will be. Earlier this month, an appeals court made the dramatic move to […]
One thing that hasn’t changed during the COVID-19 pandemic is the need to eat. Staying home has encouraged some to perfect their culinary skills while others have cracked open cookbooks for the first time. To provide you with some kitchen inspiration, Modern Farmer is asking top chefs what they’ve been cooking while staying isolated. This […]
Last week, the Trump administration announced an executive order opening the door for large-scale fish farming. That order, as reported by the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN), is designed at its core to expand the scope and facilities for aquaculture. What that likely means is a reduction in regulations, and the creation of large […]
Neil Messick has relied on the support of dairy farmers to keep his family’s business running for decades. So when he heard producers were dumping their dairy while grocery stores were failing to fill their fridges with milk, he knew he had to do something to help. “It angered me,” says Messick, who owns farm […]
First things first, to get it out of the way: there is currently no egg shortage. But that doesn’t mean that stores aren’t sold out of eggs; the demand during COVID-19 for eggs has been sky-high, even if the supply has remained consistent. What’s going on here? The Washington Post reports that egg sales are […]
Updated March 16th, 2020. With COVID-19 (coronavirus) panic sweeping the world, American legislators are trying frantically to get bills passed to address the problems both the virus and precautionary measures will cause. Among those bills are several, or components thereof, that aim to ensure people will have enough food during the crisis. Many temporary, retail, […]
The green revolution was a period of extreme innovation that occurred in agriculture predominantly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, although commenced in the 1940’s. During this period huge amounts of research and development were undertaken that increased agricultural productivity significantly, the benefits of which we continue to enjoy today. Initiatives included the development of higher […]
In India, Agriculture plays a very important role in everyone life. Agriculture is not as easy as it seems to be but now the work has been easier especially when there are so many new machines and techniques available in the market. Many of the farmers are not aware of many things that is why […]
When planting a lettuce or pansy seedling, you just scoop open a hole, plop it in and cover the roots. Planting trees is far more complicated, especially when it comes to fruit trees. Start Early It’s best to plant fruit trees in late winter or early spring before they emerge from dormancy. During this time, […]
