Gloria Dawson, Author at Modern Farmer
At This New Jersey Farm, Alpacas Help the Mentally Ill

At Fountain House Farm, members with mental illness recover and gain new skills, find jobs,... (more)

Gloria Dawson
September 24, 2015
No Goat Left Behind: Getting Americans to Eat Goat

Goat is the most widely consumed red meat in the world, but it rarely makes... (more)

Gloria Dawson
September 19, 2013
This Robot’s Got Milk

Dairy cows never take a day off. That means dairy farmers had to keep a... (more)

Gloria Dawson
August 22, 2013
Weight Gain Drugs May Be Making Cattle Sick

Scientists suspect weight-gain supplements called beta-agonists are likely responsible for a surge in cows arriving... (more)

Gloria Dawson
August 21, 2013
Fish Farms Contribute to Rising Sea Levels

Many of the issues with aquaculture, or fish farming, are well documented. Farmed fish compete... (more)

Gloria Dawson
August 20, 2013
Could the World Love Pesticide-Free GMOs?

But what about GMO seeds that could radically reduce the use of pesticides, and help... (more)

Gloria Dawson
August 19, 2013
4 New Studies are a Buzzkill for Bees

This summer has seen more bad news for bees. Here are four recent sad studies

Gloria Dawson
July 29, 2013
Pig Tech: Improving Pork’s Future

In a quest to eliminate gestation crates, researches believe they've cracked the code that may... (more)

Gloria Dawson
July 23, 2013
Has Industrial Meat Changed?

Chances are if you learned about gestation crates or antibiotic use in industrially raised animals... (more)

Gloria Dawson
July 19, 2013
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