Sam Brasch, Author at Modern Farmer - Page 4 of 11
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 a Camera Fell from the Sky, Nearly Got Eaten by a...

The most improbable pig video of all.

Sam Brasch
March 11, 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
Turmoil in Ukraine Presses Uncertainty on Farmers and Investors

Farmers and investors wait to see how the ultra-fertile fields of the Ukraine will ride... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 5, 2014
Flour Mill Merger Has Watchdog Groups Worried for Farmers

Before wheat farmers can turn their crop into your morning piece of toast, they need... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 4, 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
8 Hot Farm Tech Start-Ups

As Silicon Valley turns its eyes towards ag, eight companies that are using tech in... (more)

Sam Brasch
February 27, 2014
Is Wall Street Eyeing America’s Farmland?

A new report says that Wall St. investors could take a chomp out of American... (more)

Sam Brasch
February 24, 2014
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