ONFARM Support 's Entries

• 15 Mar 2022
  Keeping Chickens Taught Me How to Give a Cluck

  It began with a peep. Below me, warming under the tangerine glow of a metal heat lamp, were five wobbling chicks: Sasha, Comet, McLovin’, Chubbs and John Cena. Their high-pitched peeps sounded like audial confetti; their coats, yellow and fuzzy, like a ch... read more

  168 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• Keeping Chickens Taught Me How to Give a Cluck

  It began with a peep. Below me, warming under the tangerine glow of a metal heat lamp, were five wobbling chicks: Sasha, Comet, McLovin’, Chubbs and John Cena. Their high-pitched peeps sounded like audial confetti; their coats, yellow and fuzzy, like a ch... read more

  168 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 14 Mar 2022
  Maple Syrup Moves West

  Bright. Buttery. Mossy. Sweet potato-ish. These are all tasting notes that Eliza Nelson has heard when people taste her West Coast maple syrup for the first time. “Most people have never tasted it or even heard of it. Even in the northwest, it’s a really ... read more

  215 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• Maple Syrup Moves West

  Bright. Buttery. Mossy. Sweet potato-ish. These are all tasting notes that Eliza Nelson has heard when people taste her West Coast maple syrup for the first time. “Most people have never tasted it or even heard of it. Even in the northwest, it’s a really ... read more

  215 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 12 Mar 2022
  Honoring the Ukrainian Roots of American Wheat

  Every slice of bread has a link to Ukraine—and not just because the country is a major wheat exporter. What we eat has biological ties to both Russia and Ukraine, because our breadbaskets are woven from the same wheat. I’ve been steeped in this kinship as... read more

  63 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• Honoring the Ukrainian Roots of American Wheat

  Every slice of bread has a link to Ukraine—and not just because the country is a major wheat exporter. What we eat has biological ties to both Russia and Ukraine, because our breadbaskets are woven from the same wheat. I’ve been steeped in this kinship as... read more

  63 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 12 Mar 2022
  Antibiotic Commonly Used in Orchards Slows Cognition of Bumblebees

  A new study found that streptomycin, a popular antibiotic sprayed on food crops, negatively impacts the behavior of bumblebees. The study, funded by a USDA grant and conducted by scientists at Emory University and the University of Washington, showed that... read more

  118 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Antibiotic Commonly Used in Orchards Slows Cognition of Bumblebees

  A new study found that streptomycin, a popular antibiotic sprayed on food crops, negatively impacts the behavior of bumblebees. The study, funded by a USDA grant and conducted by scientists at Emory University and the University of Washington, showed that... read more

  118 Published by Modern Farmer
• 11 Mar 2022
  Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Pass Overtime Pay for Farmworkers

  After recent years of record-high temperatures and raging wildfires, Oregon farmworkers will now be entitled to overtime pay under a bill passed by the state legislature last week.  The legislation states that farmworkers will eventually be entitled to ov... read more

  64 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Pass Overtime Pay for Farmworkers

  After recent years of record-high temperatures and raging wildfires, Oregon farmworkers will now be entitled to overtime pay under a bill passed by the state legislature last week.  The legislation states that farmworkers will eventually be entitled to ov... read more

  64 Published by Modern Farmer
• 10 Mar 2022
  A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 2

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 2 First published in ABJ August 2021 Vincent Riciglianoa and Randy OliverbaUSDA-ARS, bScientificBeekeeping.com   Last month I described how we set up our comparative trial of several pollen subs. Now it’s t... read more

  323 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 2

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 2 First published in ABJ August 2021 Vincent Riciglianoa and Randy OliverbaUSDA-ARS, bScientificBeekeeping.com   Last month I described how we set up our comparative trial of several pollen subs. Now it’s t... read more

  323 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 3

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 3 Beekeeper-Funded Research First published in ABJ September 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   Some research institutions avoid the testing of name-brand products for obvious reasons, and some tra... read more

  223 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 3

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 3 Beekeeper-Funded Research First published in ABJ September 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   Some research institutions avoid the testing of name-brand products for obvious reasons, and some tra... read more

  223 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 2 — Why Didn’t My Test Hives Grow?

  Observations on Pollen Subs Part 2 Why Didn’t My Test Hives Grow? First published in ABJ September 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   After the first of July we find it difficult to get nucs to grow, despite continual feeding. Is the lack of resp... read more

  233 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 2 — Why Didn’t My Test Hives Grow?

  Observations on Pollen Subs Part 2 Why Didn’t My Test Hives Grow? First published in ABJ September 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   After the first of July we find it difficult to get nucs to grow, despite continual feeding. Is the lack of resp... read more

  233 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  Glyphosate fact checking

  This is a very contentious subject, but how much of the media alarm over glyphosate is based upon actual risk assessment? Having run my garden and orchard organically for many years, I was faced with invasive Vinca major and Himalaya blackberries that wer... read more

  172 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Glyphosate fact checking

  This is a very contentious subject, but how much of the media alarm over glyphosate is based upon actual risk assessment? Having run my garden and orchard organically for many years, I was faced with invasive Vinca major and Himalaya blackberries that wer... read more

  172 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 3–Placement of the Pollen

  Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 3 Placement of the Pollen Patty First published in ABJ October 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com There doesn’t appear to be a benefit from feeding pollen sub when there’s already a substantial natural pollen flow... read more

  211 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 3–Placement of the Pollen

  Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 3 Placement of the Pollen Patty First published in ABJ October 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com There doesn’t appear to be a benefit from feeding pollen sub when there’s already a substantial natural pollen flow... read more

  211 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 4–Why did some Subs Outperform Others

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 4: Why did some Subs Outperform Others? Beekeeper-Funded Research Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   Contents Back to my 2020 california trial Have we been focusing on the wrong suspects? Protein in Animal ... read more

  186 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 4–Why did some Subs Outperform Others

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 4: Why did some Subs Outperform Others? Beekeeper-Funded Research Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com   Contents Back to my 2020 california trial Have we been focusing on the wrong suspects? Protein in Animal ... read more

  186 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 5– Revisiting de Groot

     Contents Diving into de groot Understanding what De Groot did The problem with normalizing to tryptophan Re-interpreting de groot’s findings Protein conversion — Patty into bees Justus von Liebig’s Law of the Minimum and essential amino acids My diet c... read more

  209 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 5– Revisiting de Groot

     Contents Diving into de groot Understanding what De Groot did The problem with normalizing to tryptophan Re-interpreting de groot’s findings Protein conversion — Patty into bees Justus von Liebig’s Law of the Minimum and essential amino acids My diet c... read more

  209 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 6- Do We Need to Revise De Groot?

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 6: DO WE NEED TO REVISE DE GROOT? Beekeeper-Funded Research First Published in ABJ December 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Bee nutritionists have long cited the essential amino acid ratios suggested ... read more

  270 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 6- Do We Need to Revise De Groot?

  A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 6: DO WE NEED TO REVISE DE GROOT? Beekeeper-Funded Research First Published in ABJ December 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Bee nutritionists have long cited the essential amino acid ratios suggested ... read more

  270 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  Summer dinner at Laurel Hill Flower Farm

  Have food and wine. Will travel. Late last year my friend Emily and I packed a car full of picnic food, Printhie wine, our teenage daughters and hit the road for Tumbarumba’s Laurel Hill flower farm. After a year of cancelled plans, lockdowns and limited ... read more

  64 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Summer dinner at Laurel Hill Flower Farm

  Have food and wine. Will travel. Late last year my friend Emily and I packed a car full of picnic food, Printhie wine, our teenage daughters and hit the road for Tumbarumba’s Laurel Hill flower farm. After a year of cancelled plans, lockdowns and limited ... read more

  64 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 10 Mar 2022
  Field of Dreams: Finding Love on Farmers Only

  There’s a waterfall in Decorah, Iowa that Katie Vaske just loves. She’s always felt at ease near water, and she takes any opportunity to spend time on the shore, basking in the waves. But waterfalls hold a special place in Katie’s heart; there’s magic the... read more

  66 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• Field of Dreams: Finding Love on Farmers Only

  There’s a waterfall in Decorah, Iowa that Katie Vaske just loves. She’s always felt at ease near water, and she takes any opportunity to spend time on the shore, basking in the waves. But waterfalls hold a special place in Katie’s heart; there’s magic the... read more

  66 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 10 Mar 2022
  US Suspends Avocado Imports From Mexico

  Over the weekend, the US government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados “until further notice.” The news came late Saturday, on the eve of the Super Bowl, one of the biggest sale opportunities of the year for Mexican avocado growers (perhaps you cau... read more

  67 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• US Suspends Avocado Imports From Mexico

  Over the weekend, the US government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados “until further notice.” The news came late Saturday, on the eve of the Super Bowl, one of the biggest sale opportunities of the year for Mexican avocado growers (perhaps you cau... read more

  67 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 10 Mar 2022
  It’s Time for Maple Taffy

  For centuries, maple taffy has reigned supreme as a winter delicacy—and for good reason. Maple taffy, or tire sur la neige, is simply (as the French name suggests) maple syrup on snow. Originally an Indigenous tradition, the recipe was adopted by French s... read more

  68 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• It’s Time for Maple Taffy

  For centuries, maple taffy has reigned supreme as a winter delicacy—and for good reason. Maple taffy, or tire sur la neige, is simply (as the French name suggests) maple syrup on snow. Originally an Indigenous tradition, the recipe was adopted by French s... read more

  68 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 10 Mar 2022
  The New Building Blocks of Our Favorite Foods

  Honey. Peanut butter. Coffee. All pretty straightforward pantry staples for many of us and all elegantly simple. What is peanut butter, really? It’s just blended peanuts. Maybe with a touch of salt or a sweetener if you like. But as we look to the future ... read more

  72 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• The New Building Blocks of Our Favorite Foods

  Honey. Peanut butter. Coffee. All pretty straightforward pantry staples for many of us and all elegantly simple. What is peanut butter, really? It’s just blended peanuts. Maybe with a touch of salt or a sweetener if you like. But as we look to the future ... read more

  72 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 10 Mar 2022
  Meet the New Generation of Microbial Farmers

  Last October, I entered the lab of Kingdom Supercultures in Brooklyn, New York, where unlabeled jugs of almond milk were strewn across the breakroom table. Owners Ravi Sheth and Kendall Dabaghi were taste-testing milk adaptations using microbe cultures or... read more

  67 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• Meet the New Generation of Microbial Farmers

  Last October, I entered the lab of Kingdom Supercultures in Brooklyn, New York, where unlabeled jugs of almond milk were strewn across the breakroom table. Owners Ravi Sheth and Kendall Dabaghi were taste-testing milk adaptations using microbe cultures or... read more

  67 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• 10 Mar 2022
  How Will Fish Survive the World’s Warming Waters?

  Chef Whitney Matthews knows her seafood. The award-winning chef, previously featured on the Cooking Channel, grew up fishing with her family in the Chesapeake Bay. Fish common in her childhood, such as summer flounder, are increasingly rare. “My father wa... read more

  74 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
• How Will Fish Survive the World’s Warming Waters?

  Chef Whitney Matthews knows her seafood. The award-winning chef, previously featured on the Cooking Channel, grew up fishing with her family in the Chesapeake Bay. Fish common in her childhood, such as summer flounder, are increasingly rare. “My father wa... read more

  74 Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle