Sam Brasch, Author at Modern Farmer - Page 2 of 11
Unsolved Mystery: Exploding Pig Poop

A year and half and thousands of jars of pig poop later, scientists in the... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 14, 2014
The Quest to Grow Human Organs Inside Pigs Comes to the U.S.

One of Japan's top stem cell scientists is on his way to California to use... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 13, 2014
How China Became the World’s Largest Pork Producer

China's "pork miracle" means that over half of the world's pigs now live in China.

Sam Brasch
March 11, 2014
How Bees Harvest Plastic Waste for Building Materials

In a study published in the journal Ecosphere, a team at the University of Guelph... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 3, 2014
The Bizarre and Fascinating Nature of Duck Sex

Ducks: by far the weirdest form of barnyard intercourse.

Sam Brasch
February 27, 2014
South Carolina Could Go All in for Alligator Farming

Residents of the state can already hunt alligators and buy alligator meat, but there is... (more)

Sam Brasch
February 21, 2014
4 Fascinating Maps from the New Meat Atlas

The new Meat Atlas, from a pair of European non-profits, is stacked full of interesting... (more)

Sam Brasch
February 13, 2014
Processed Chicken From China Slips Past New Country-of-Origin Labels

Raw imported meat or fish now bears a label describing where it was raised, slaughtered... (more)

Sam Brasch
February 3, 2014
Could This Baby Bison Spark a Modern-Day Range War?

As small and innocent as he may seem, the light brown baby bull is living... (more)

Sam Brasch
January 29, 2014
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