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.
Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act to boost glyphosate production reframes a lawsuit-plagued chemical as essential to national security while Bayer faces billions in legal risk.
With grain prices depressed and costs high, U.S. growers see planting lots of corn as their best shot at breaking even in 2026.
Agency lets products with plant-derived colorants claim “no artificial colors,” drawing praise from officials and pushback from consumer advocates.
The controversial weedkiller — long blamed for off-target crop injury — will be allowed again on soy and cotton, drawing fire from farmers and environmental advocates.
A new Super Bowl ad featuring Mike Tyson is fueling a national push to rethink ultra-processed food, public nutrition programs, and the growing distance between Americans and real, nutrient-dense food.
An Iowa Public Radio report follows the story of an Iowa farmer grappling with depression and loss, revealing how market volatility, rising costs, and isolation are pushing farmers into a mental health crisis — with suicide rates far higher than the national average.
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.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Monsanto v. Durnell, a case that could wipe out pending and future lawsuits over glyphosate — even without granting the chemical industry a blanket immunity from liability.
One of the South’s most successful growers has slashed nearly half his farmland, warning that fertilizer, fuel, and equipment prices have made large-scale farming financially impossible — and that thousands of acres across the region may sit empty next spring as farmers walk away.