Welcome to the weekly Modern Farmer newsletter. We’ll bring you features, recipes and gardening tips, along with food and farming news from around the world.
The fight over raw butter. In 1987, the FDA banned farmers from selling raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products across state lines. To the chagrin of those who prefer these creamy unpasteurized products, this included raw butter. A group of raw dairy producers and a non-profit that represents them are now suing the FDA to try to get the interstate prohibition lifted.
No soil? No problem. For those who want to start a garden but don’t have a patch of dirt, the answer to their woes might be hydroponics. This technique swaps soil for nutrient rich water and it requires minimal space. It also uses 90 percent less water and grows faster than traditional methods. Here's our guide to building your own hydroponics system on the cheap.
Where will we slaughter our lambs?! JBS, the giant Brazilian meat company, has plans to convert one of the largest lamb processing plants in the country into a beef facility. The plan would leave many sheep farmers across the western US, who depend on the plant, without somewhere to slaughter their lambs. The episode has attracted the attention of lawmakers in Washington DC, who have asked the Department of Justice to intervene in the acquisition over fears it could lead to the depletion of a domestic market that competes directly with JBS.
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