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Jesse Hirsch

@jessehirsch.bsky.social
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Journalist, food and farming. Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: offrange.org

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Moira Donovan @moiradonovan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Angst about plastic often focuses on consumer waste, but agriculture is a significant source - harming livestock and wildlife, and contributing to soil microplastics. For Offrange, I looked at some of the solutions producers are proposing, with edits from @jessehirsch.bsky.social buff.ly/mzdNMJE
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Ranching’s Plastic Problem
Livestock producers generate a mountain of plastics. Resourceful ranchers are developing solutions.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I have one writer who always files in MS Word. I send the edited draft back in Google Docs, then she converts that into Word and sends it back. Cold War
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I work with lots of Canadian writers—I wonder how much time I've spent removing the o from behaviour and the ne from tonne.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just got a freelance pitch with this disclaimer
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ooh look at this
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
what
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I have the same name as the IT guy of an Offrange subscriber and once every couple of months she sends me an email asking how to fix a software issue
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Oh just remembered - what's up @brishin.com!
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Jeff Manuel @jeffmanuel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For Offrange, I wrote about my dad's career as an oats broker and how he and others remade the oat supply chain 40 years ago. Farm policy pushed oats off US farms, Canadian farmers embraced neoliberalism and met the demand, & they filled taconite freighters with oats! ambrook.com/offrange/per...
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My Dad Helped Build North America’s Oat Supply Chain: Can It Be Remade?
In the wake of headlines about the “Oat Mafia” attempting to disrupt America’s oat infrastructure, one writer shares some lessons from the recent past.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don't recommend streaming TV with your Slack notifications on
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I have a buddy who travels a decent amount and every time he's heading to the airport he stops and picks up a sandwich: he eats half, he saves half for me. It is the ideal male friendship.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Members of the Idaho Potato Commission serve a baked potato bar at the IFPA reception."
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katie cusumano @k-e-c.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
this one! about a niche community of garlic breeders working to restore garlic’s capacity to produce and grow from fertile seeds ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
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The “Garlic Nerds” Building a Better Allium
Garlic ranks high on our list of beloved ingredients — meet the die-hard enthusiasts who are obsessed with improving it.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Katie wrote a smart and compelling feature about garlic breeders for Offrange and now it's going in the Best American Food & Travel Writing anthology!
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Remarkable kicker to this WaPo article
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
One of our writers went on Marketplace yesterday to talk about an Offrange story! www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
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Consumers are bleating for more wool
Right now, there aren’t enough sheep in the world to meet a growing demand for wool.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I used to have a friend in SF whose parents owned 8 Applebees franchises in Alabama. Sometimes when splitting the bill somewhere he'd be like "I'm low on cash, would you take double the amount in Applebees Bucks?"
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ran one of our articles through an is-this-AI tool. It really gassed up the writer! This reads like a working farmer with strong opinions and a gift for writing. The piece has the kind of specific, embodied knowledge and rhetorical personality that AI currently struggles to authentically reproduce.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Isn't this the same company that ran a series of ads on how hotels suck?
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
awesome vintage photo
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
High tech bird deterrent that utilizes what I'd call "tire store marketing" technology
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Guy at Genius Bar disappeared with my computer a while ago. Pretty sure he works here?
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Moira Donovan @moiradonovan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
There's increasing evidence that fish feel, and though the science isn't settled, researchers and fish farmers are undertaking projects to help fish have painless deaths - and enriching lives. My story for Offrange (with astute edits from @jessehirsch.bsky.social) ambrook.com/offrange/stu...
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Are Fish Sentient?
Research suggests they may be able to enjoy a massage, recognize themselves in a mirror, and get depressed. Are fish welfare standards next?
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Frustrated by economic conditions at home, there's been a slow trickle of U.S. soybean farmers moving to Brazil in the hope of striking it rich. Offrange's Sana Khan takes a look at the complicated legacy of Soylandia: ambrook.com/offrange/boo...
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Better Off in Brazil?
With diminishing opportunities at home, some U.S. soybean farmers have relocated thousands of miles South. A new book considers the impact.
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Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"Not every shiny robot is a solution." I talked to farmers, engineers, executives, and food scientists to ask why 18 ag tech startups failed last year - even when the machines did amazing stuff. Please check out the answers and let me know what you think:
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“Not Every Shiny Robot Is a Solution.”
As agtech venture dollars dry up, a new study suggests tech companies focus on tools that are affordable and easy for farmers to use.
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Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thanks to @jessehirsch.bsky.social for shepherding the piece through
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Everyone loves a city bus but clock the reactions when you say you are taking a Greyhound
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Really wish this article wasn't talking about dogs
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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Met a celebrity yesterday. With @jessehirsch.bsky.social of the inimitable Offrange Magazine and inimitable-er newsletter The Haul.
Michael and Jesse flanking the UMASS Minuteman mascot, wearing a tricorner hat.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Hard to reconcile the well-written story draft I just edited with the double spaces after every period
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🚨Excellent headline alert 🚨
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Just got an out of office email from somebody who stepped out for lunch
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Section 180 is an obscure tax deduction for farmers that the IRS has given very little advice on. Many have been wary to try it for fear of an audit, but when deductions can reach 6 or 7 figures — it's shifting. Donavyn Coffey looks into IRS's controversial Section 180: ambrook.com/offrange/far...
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There’s Cash in the Soil
Cheap soil tests make way for million-dollar write-offs as farmers rush to claim a controversial tax break.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Frustrated by economic conditions at home, there's been a slow trickle of U.S. soybean farmers moving to Brazil in the hope of striking it rich. Offrange's Sana Khan takes a look at the complicated legacy of Soylandia: ambrook.com/offrange/boo...
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Better Off in Brazil?
With diminishing opportunities at home, some U.S. soybean farmers have relocated thousands of miles South. A new book considers the impact.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
actual lol
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I have 5 vintage pictures of women on fainting couches that I use as Slack reactions for workplace dramatics
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
For all of their benefits, the limited hours of farmer's markets give a too-brief sales window for producers and local consumers. The rapidly growing "farm stop" model, however, gives farmers and shoppers an all-week place to connect. New from Heidi Roth: ambrook.com/offrange/far...
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A Farmer’s Market All Week Long
Could the “farm stop” model provide a more lucrative way for local farmers to reach consumers?
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Nolan is growing mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 @ndmonaghan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Excited to document how landowners are building community networks to burn their land
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Meet the Grassroots Organizations Burning America’s Land
Prescribed Burn Associations, or PBAs, are scrappy, volunteer-run organizations helping keep farms and ranches safe from wildfires.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
TIL that in my town, so many local teachers and other school staff went on GLP-1s in the last year that everyone's health insurance premiums went up 38%!
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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 13/04/2026
samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Dept of Treasury finally approved 45Z, a generous tax credit that rewards producers who use regenerative practices. It could be a huge boon for sustainable ag — if the USDA can agree on its rules. New from @kristenschmitt.bsky.social: ambrook.com/offrange/far...
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A Tax Credit for Sustainable Crops
There’s a generous new credit called 45Z that is largely dependent on farmers’ regenerative practices.
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Jeff Manuel @jeffmanuel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
An update on the saga of 45Z, the Clean Fuels Production credit that *might* pay farmers for regenerative practices. This one's had a lot of twists and turns since it was created by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Not sure why the cool art didn't show up
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A Colorado farmer named Clara Coleman realized farmers don't do much in terms of self-care. So for the last 6 years, she's been awarding $100 microgrants to hundreds of farmers, for massages, a nice dinner out — that kind of thing. New from Nicole Caruth: ambrook.com/offrange/lab...
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Giving Farmers $100 to Feel Better
In a tightening economy, Real Farmer Care is advancing a radical idea: help farmers prioritize self-care by giving them the cash to do so.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A Colorado farmer named Clara Coleman realized farmers don't do much in terms of self-care. So for the last 6 years, she's been awarding $100 microgrants to hundreds of farmers, for massages, a nice dinner out — that kind of thing. New from Nicole Caruth: ambrook.com/offrange/lab...
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Giving Farmers $100 to Feel Better
In a tightening economy, Real Farmer Care is advancing a radical idea: help farmers prioritize self-care by giving them the cash to do so.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Dept of Treasury finally approved 45Z, a generous tax credit that rewards producers who use regenerative practices. It could be a huge boon for sustainable ag — if the USDA can agree on its rules. New from @kristenschmitt.bsky.social: ambrook.com/offrange/far...
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A Tax Credit for Sustainable Crops
There’s a generous new credit called 45Z that is largely dependent on farmers’ regenerative practices.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Section 180 is an obscure tax deduction for farmers that the IRS has given very little advice on. Many have been wary to try it for fear of an audit, but when deductions can reach 6 or 7 figures — it's shifting. Donavyn Coffey looks into IRS's controversial Section 180: ambrook.com/offrange/far...
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There’s Cash in the Soil
Cheap soil tests make way for million-dollar write-offs as farmers rush to claim a controversial tax break.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 06/04/2026
Did not expect to learn this much about fish oil today.
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Good Night, Fish Oil
Amid growing fish oil shortages, algal oil has become a cost-competitive alternative source of omega-3s.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
SCOOP: Algal oil has similar omega-3 levels to fish oil, but it's always been too expensive to compete on the open market. Now, with fish oil prices doubling and tripling due to climate disruptions, algal oil may be having its day. New from Emma Penrod: ambrook.com/offrange/fis...
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Good Night, Fish Oil
Amid growing fish oil shortages, algal oil has become a cost-competitive alternative source of omega-3s.
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