The present Administration, while maintaining unprecedented multi-trillion dollar deficits, continues to unearth alternative methods of spending our valuable taxpayer funds. It comes as no surprise that this will likely ignite indignation among the majority of citizens when they uncover this new expenditure. Indeed, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated funding for an unusual kind of research in July 2023, exploring the potential of trash-fed crickets. Their goal is to unearth a new alternative to what they deem as the traditional and “unsustainable” production of protein.

The USDA allocated $130,000 towards this unusual research with a central focus on determining a more cost-effective production strategy for using crickets as a reliable source of sustainable protein. More intriguing still, this grant is funding research into repurposing landfill waste as a novel feeding option for crickets, which are intended to be harvested for human consumption later on.

The beneficiary of the USDA grant turns out to be a company named Mighty Cricket Inc., a private initiative dealing in cricket flour, protein powder, and oatmeal. The underlying belief backing this grant is that landfill waste could provide a cheaper alternative to the current cricket feed on the market. This, in theory, should lower production costs and lead to cheaper products being available to the end consumer.

Additional details on the grant listing highlight a critical view of traditional animal farming. The classic practice is regarded as overly resource-heavy, posing a detrimental impact on the environment. The listing underscores a novel trend that has emerged in recent years, the escalating demand for insect protein, believed to arise from growing public knowledge about the need for sustainable food resources.

The present Administration, while maintaining unprecedented multi-trillion dollar deficits, continues to unearth alternative methods of spending our valuable taxpayer funds. It comes as no surprise that this will likely ignite indignation among the majority of citizens when they uncover this new expenditure. Indeed, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated funding for an unusual kind of research in July 2023, exploring the potential of trash-fed crickets. Their goal is to unearth a new alternative to what they deem as the traditional and “unsustainable” production of protein.
The USDA allocated $130,000 towards this unusual research with a central focus on determining a more cost-effective production strategy for using crickets as a reliable source of sustainable protein. More intriguing still, this grant is funding research into repurposing landfill waste as a novel feeding option for crickets, which are intended to be harvested for human consumption later on.
The beneficiary of the USDA grant turns out to be a company named Mighty Cricket Inc., a private initiative dealing in cricket flour, protein powder, and oatmeal. The underlying belief backing this grant is that landfill waste could provide a cheaper alternative to the current cricket feed on the market. This, in theory, should lower production costs and lead to cheaper products being available to the end consumer.
Additional details on the grant listing highlight a critical view of traditional animal farming. The classic practice is regarded as overly resource-heavy, posing a detrimental impact on the environment. The listing underscores a novel trend that has emerged in recent years, the escalating demand for insect protein, believed to arise from growing public knowledge about the need for sustainable food resources.

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