News Archives - Modern Farmer
Pollinator Habitat is Falling to the Side of the Road—in a Good...

If you’re driving along the highway in Florida sometime soon, you may find the roadside... (more)

Lena Beck
February 6, 2024
Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Henry Mustin popped open the trunk of his electric Volkswagen to reveal his arsenal: Loppers,... (more)

Steven Hsieh, High Country News
December 6, 2023
USDA’s Updated Plant Hardiness Map Shows Where Growing Zones Are Warming 

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not... (more)

Richard Bednarski
November 21, 2023
We Bought a Home with a Sterile Suburban Yard. Our Journey To...

My husband and I bought our first home in a small West Virginia town in... (more)

Jessica Andreone
October 6, 2023
Plant Vaccines Delivered Via Microneedle Could Offer Alternative To Chemical Spraying

What if we had vaccines for field crops? Imagine a world where on-farm robots can... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
April 19, 2023
United States, Mexico at Odds Over Mexico’s Ban of Genetically Modified Corn

Anet Aguilar traces her passion for corn back to her grandmother. In the Mexican state... (more)

Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest
March 16, 2023
Are Invasive Species Always Bad?

Researchers at Brown University want to emphasize the positive impacts of some non-native species.

Shea Swenson
October 15, 2022
These Tiny Crustaceans Are the Bees of the Sea

Researchers make a first-of-its-kind discovery about how underwater plants get pollinated.

Shea Swenson
August 12, 2022
How Do You Attract Rare Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add...

A new study found that rare pollinators flock to urban gardens with more diverse plantings.

Shea Swenson
August 10, 2022
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