The Modern Farmer

was a national monthly African American publication published in Chicago, Illinois, and Nashville, Tennessee, by the National Federation of Colored Farmers (NFCF). It was published between 1929 and 1949 for African American farmers. The editors were Leon Ray Harris and James P. Davis, the president of the NFCF, Head Field Officer of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and a member of President Roosevelt's “Black Cabinet.”

The Modern Farmer

was a national monthly African American publication published in Chicago, Illinois, and Nashville, Tennessee, by the National Federation of Colored Farmers (NFCF). It was published between 1929 and 1949 for African American farmers. The editors were Leon Ray Harris and James P. Davis, the president of the NFCF, Head Field Officer of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and a member of President Roosevelt's “Black Cabinet.”