news Archives - Modern Farmer

news

How Supermarket Mergers Affect Food Deserts

In the South Cushman neighborhood of Fairbanks, AK, it’s difficult for many residents to shop... (more)

Clay Venetis
Kill Pen Scammers are Preying on Horse Lovers

Crystal Kraft first saw Nacho, a sturdy golden chestnut Halfinger with a flaxen mane, on... (more)

Sara Ventiera
July 17, 2023
Farm Groups Urge Legislators to Allow Changes to the Packers and Stockyards...

More than 100 farmer, rancher, consumer and labor organizations are pleading with the US House... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
June 17, 2023
Changes to SNAP Benefits Spark Fear of Hunger Crisis

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have advocates worried that the... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
June 15, 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
Italy’s Ban on Cultured Meat Raises Questions About Innovation Versus Tradition

Cultured meat. Cultivated meat. Clean meat. Synthetic meat. Lab-grown meat. Frankenmeat. These are just a... (more)

Elena Valeriote
May 18, 2023
How to Grow Rice on Mars

It’ll take a lot of work in order to grow rice on Mars. First, and... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 17, 2023
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Humane Treatment of Pigs Could Catalyze a Wave...

Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised in other... (more)

David Favre, The Conversation
May 16, 2023
‘There Is No Safety At All.’ Living and Farming in a War...

When Ihor Mistiuk learned of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb 23, 2022, he... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 15, 2023
Animal Advocates Push for an End to Canadian Horse Meat Market

In May, when the bitterness of Canada’s winter subsides and sprigs of green poke through... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
May 8, 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