Another spring to summer bloomer, winecups are a boon for potatoes due to their ability to bring in green lacewings. They tend to do quite well on borders, making them a good choice for farms that ...

To install prairie strips, soil nutrient loss is best controlled with at least 10% of the land outfitted for this purpose. Of ...

Rejigger your washing machine to irrigate your yard, rather than send that valuable freshwater to the sewer.

How agriculture and conservation are coming together for the survival of the endangered monarch butterflies.

The $21 million was part of a DARPA program called Blue Angel, designed to overhaul instability in the vaccine supply chain. Frequent shortages are seen as a national security issue; the DOD wants ...

Perhaps the most common in the US, the potato is native to the Americas and comes in a variety of sizes, shapes, textures, and colors. Potatoes should not be eaten raw, but can be cooked in … you know ...

At the end of February, the town board of Lind, Wisconsin voted against changing the zoning laws to allow a nearby 600-cow dairy to install an anaerobic digester. These digesters are becoming more ...

The USDA has kept cheese and other dairy products in cold-storage caves for decades. But their purpose has shifted over the years.

How does milk get made? It's a process that is far more shrouded in mystery than it used to be. Modern Farmer spent two days at Ronnybrook Farm in upstate New York to get an inside look at the ...

The Jacu bird has an excellent eye for coffee beans -- which makes its excrement some of the most expensive coffee in the world.

Corn, beans, and squash, when planted together, are known as the three sisters. A three sisters garden is a great way to do right by the soil and plants.

Eerily empty, abandoned fields stretch across the coast of the southeast United States, replacing once sprawling fields of golden wheat, corn and soybeans. For centuries, farmers have favored the rich ...