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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 […]
Harvesting is main and the ultimate part of farming where you start gathering your crops once they are ripe and ready to use. After sawing and taking care of the crops you have to harvest all the crops from the fields. With the advanced technology there are many harvesting equipment in India that can be […]
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, […]
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, […]
