Food

"Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world."

"When Jackie’s 9-year-old son came down with a low-grade fever in October, she chalked it up to a typical back-to-school bug. But his illness worsened over the next couple of days. “His skin tone looked gray,” she said, and near-constant diarrhea left him unable to sleep and too weak to stand."

"As northern snakehead and blue catfish continue to proliferate, the state is trying to get more people to eat them."

"Congress might be better off leaving an already overdue five-year farm bill unfinished in 2024, Arkansas Republican Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday."

"Breakthrough genetic research at a Massachusetts lab could save the world’s vanishing kelp forests—and support American kelp farming, too."

"Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs."

"Lawmakers approved spending bills for agriculture this week, but bickered over environmental regulations and the lack of progress on the bill."

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".