Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

On a humid summer day in southeastern PA, farmers have traveled hours to Pasture Song Farm to see flax in the field. What they need is a supply chain and market that can handle the harvest. Scutching takes the flax straw and separates the short fibers, long fibers, shives, and seeds, through mechanical crushing and threshing.

Textiles 89

Textiles Seeding Processing Straw 89

Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

Glover’s eyes gazed out at an audience made up of a few dozen representatives of America’s largest grocers and food-service companies from beneath the brim of a straw cowboy hat. Behind them, green pastures stretched into the distance toward looming, sand-colored peaks. Will Harris’ White Oak Pastures in Georgia recently raised $1.2

Ranching 143

Ranching Cattle Production Food 143

Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

.” In 2019, a coalition of animal welfare groups created the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) to push big grocers, restaurants, and especially chicken companies to commit to improving the lives of the birds in their supply chains.

Production 144

Production Poultry Food Farming 144