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Posts by Jesse Hirsch

Staff Writer, Modern Farmer

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Cricket Chips: Will Bug Snacks Become the New Normal?

Is the mainstream American public ready for chips made of ground-up crickets?

by Jesse Hirsch· May 16, 2014
News-Article

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.

by Jesse Hirsch· May 15, 2014
News-Article

This Cat Is a Shepherd

Bodacious is a very special cat. He’s poofy and personable, the camera loves him and oh yeah, he’s a shepherd.

by Jesse Hirsch· May 9, 2014
News-Article

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.

by Jesse Hirsch· May 7, 2014
News-Article

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.

by Jesse Hirsch· May 1, 2014
News-Article

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?

by Jesse Hirsch· April 23, 2014
News-Article

Cloning Around: When Cow Copies Compete

What happens when a cow faces off against its genetic replica in a livestock competition?

by Jesse Hirsch· April 15, 2014
News-Article

Wrap Yourself in Wet, Fermented Hay

Here’s a unique spa opportunity: submerge yourself in wet, fermented hay.

by Jesse Hirsch· April 14, 2014
News-Article

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 ...

by Jesse Hirsch· March 21, 2014
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