An opinion piece in Deseret Magazine argues that America is losing small family farms at a rapid pace as consolidation, rising costs, and subsidy structures increasingly favor large agribusiness over independent producers.
Farm Action’s Angela Huffman says decades of consolidation have left most of the U.S. food supply chain controlled by just a few corporations.
The high-profile global panel that pushed a plant-forward “planetary health diet” and sweeping food system reforms has shut down, reigniting debate over who should shape the future of agriculture and what ends up on our plates.
With more than half of household calories coming from ultra-processed food, the UK has become a case study in how modern food systems prioritize efficiency and profit over long-term health and resilience.
Protests across Europe are reigniting debate over the EU–Mercosur trade deal, as farmers warn that looser environmental standards in South America could undercut European agriculture and reshape global food markets.
At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, panelists called for a long-term “cultural revolution” to overcome consumer resistance to lab-grown meat, framing the shift as necessary for health, environmental, and food-system goals.
Hidden behind the illusion of choice at the grocery store is a highly consolidated system in which a handful of corporations control the animals, the farmers, the processing, and ultimately the price of the food on your plate.
After years of warnings, farmers say they are being forced to compete against products made with chemicals and practices banned in their own fields.
Billed as a safeguard for humanity, the Svalbard Seed Vault reveals uncomfortable truths about biotech power, food sovereignty, and elite contingency planning.
Whether America’s farmland goes to young farmers or financial giants may define the future of our food system, Joel Salatin warns.