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The “to” in farm-to-table.

Corn ethanol was supposed to help the climate. Instead, its production may have made things worse.

02.14.2022
Jessica Fu
“When a grocery store closes up and it’s your last one, you feel it immediately.”
02.02.2022
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
GRAPHIC: Large family farms produced most beef, hogs, and dairy in 2020
01.27.2022
by Sky Chadde
“Keeping our drivers happy”: Trucker shortage compels companies to increase wages
01.19.2022
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
Water scarcity is about to get a lot worse. Irrigated agriculture doesn’t have a plan.
01.13.2022
by Jessica Fu
Can $1 billion really fix a meat industry dominated by just four companies?
01.05.2022
by Jessica Fu
Food banks are serving Native communities with increased sense of urgency
01.03.2022
by Camille Bond
Climate change forces Washington’s apple cider industry to adjust
12.02.2021
by Hannah Weinberger/Crosscut
Despite supply chain issues and skyrocketing costs, food banks are scrambling to serve their communities this Thanksgiving
11.23.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
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