Cricket Chips: Will Bug Snacks Become the New Normal?
Is the mainstream American public ready for chips made of ground-up crickets?
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Staff Writer, Modern Farmer
Cricket Chips: Will Bug Snacks Become the New Normal?
Is the mainstream American public ready for chips made of ground-up crickets?
This Guy Raises and Trains Mink to Hunt
Minks are some of the most vicious animals on the planet. When they escape from farms, this Mormon financial planner trains them to hunt.
Bodacious is a very special cat. He’s poofy and personable, the camera loves him and oh yeah, he’s a shepherd.
Farmers: This Lady Wants Your Bones
Rachael Mamane is a one-woman operation, cruising farmland in her little Volkswagen Jetta, picking up frozen bones and bringing them back to Brooklyn for making stock.
Top Shelf: Mexican Booze Steps Up
Just a decade ago, small-batch Mexican liquor had what you might call a “limited global presence.” But now restaurants from Beijing to Copenhagen stock hundreds of small-batch tequilas and mezcals.
Making Flu Vaccines From Tobacco
Tobacco is one of the most reviled plants in the world. What if it could save millions of flu victims?
Cloning Around: When Cow Copies Compete
What happens when a cow faces off against its genetic replica in a livestock competition?
Wrap Yourself in Wet, Fermented Hay
Here’s a unique spa opportunity: submerge yourself in wet, fermented hay.
Ask an Ag Minister: Denmark’s Dan JØrgensen
Six months ago, Dan JØrgensen never had plans to be Denmark's agriculture minister. But after a big December shake-up in the Danish cabinet, he was shocked - and honored - to ...
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