As the vertical farming industry reckons with failed investments and broken business models, one small Alaska farm is finding ...

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Farmers are at an elevated risk for tick-borne illnesses, which can have devastating health and economic consequences.

Across the country, farmers who grow apples, peaches, and plums had catastrophic losses tied to freezes and a changing climate.

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The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can—and do—suppress competition in the ...

One thing is for certain: 2025 was a head-spinning year in food policy as the Trump administration and Congress reshaped how the U.S. food system works. We’ve followed the news, often as it is ...

Legislation pushing an overhaul of the U.S. food labeling requirements and putting warning labels on ultra-processed foods have been introduced or advanced in the Senate this month.

This summer has been dominated by headlines of “explosive diarrhea” and contaminated lettuce as the United States experiences its largest outbreak of cyclospora in history. Expand your understanding ...

Throughout the Trump administration, in media appearances, social media posts, and congressional hearings, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has touted the agency’s work on combatting fraud in the ...