News Archives - Page 31 of 170 - Modern Farmer
The Modern Farmer Interview: Wayne Pacelle

We talk to Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States, about... (more)

Twilight Greenaway
May 24, 2013
Lettuce Bot: Roomba for Weeds

A team of engineers create a lean, mean weed killing machine.

Gloria Dawson
May 16, 2013
Why Are the Bees Dying?

A look at some potential stressors and pathogens behind colony collapse disorder.

Jesse Hirsch
May 7, 2013
Can a Lawsuit Save America’s Bees?

On a warm April afternoon in Oakdale – a small farming town in the San... (more)

Victoria Schlesinger
May 7, 2013
Hunting Wild Pigs with Drones

As wild pigs tear up up soybeans, rice and other crops in Louisiana, Cy Brown... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
April 18, 2013
This Is What Humane Slaughter Looks Like. Is It Good Enough?

Technically, humane slaughter became law in the United States with the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act,... (more)

Mac McClelland
April 17, 2013
Ag-Gag Laws: State of the States

Instead of a unified national piece of legislation, ag-gag laws are splintered across the land.... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
April 10, 2013
When the Farm is a Shipping Container

It may not look like much from the outside, but these giant blue boxes could... (more)

Cassandra Landry
March 28, 2013
Recipes