Rebranded sewage sludge — loaded with PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial wastes — has been spread on millions of acres, poisoning soil, food, and groundwater while regulators look away.
In a 2012 New York Times column, Nicholas Kristof revealed that factory-farmed poultry is on more meds than you are — raising serious questions about food safety and the true costs of cheap meat.
Even as Europe faced growing farm protests, Brussels pushed a new “strategic dialogue” to force farms into green production that many say will cost small producers.
A new analysis of U.S. nutrition spending shows how ad hoc pandemic programs, weak school meal standards, and loophole funding have fueled poor health outcomes — and lays out reforms to align food aid with real need.
Dramatic new video investigation raises the alarm on widespread bee mortality and spotlights threats to pollinators and food systems.
U.S. farmers face a suicide rate 3.5 times higher than the general population, a stark indicator of the intense stress in agriculture.
Federal regulation of pesticides is inadequate and has failed to investigate any hazards of their use in combination. Farmers are at a 50% higher risk for Parkinson’s Disease than the rest of the population.
Why does our nation’s food quality keep getting worse?