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GRAPHIC: East Asia leads world in purchases of U.S. meat

05.27.2021
Madison McVan
Could a simple database prevent massive ag companies from patenting and guarding seed varieties?
05.13.2021
by Lela Nargi
No more “boutique” restaurant crops: This spring, cautious farmers are planting the basics
03.25.2021
by Lela Nargi
Pandemic “doom shopping” is clogging up shipping ports. That means a lot of food destined for export is getting stuck.
03.02.2021
by Jessica Fu
How new technology is helping to identify human rights abuses in the seafood industry
02.25.2021
by Virginia Gewin
Smaller but made to last: Meet grocery store forecasters, who crunch data into visions of a nimbler industry
02.17.2021
by Rosamund Lannin
Canada to the U.S.: Keep your romaine lettuce
10.08.2020
by Jessica Fu
Alaska had a burgeoning, year-round oyster industry. It may not make it.
08.19.2020
by Bailey Berg
I work at a food bank. We’ve stepped up in a huge way during the pandemic. But it’s not enough.
04.30.2020
by Tom Silva + Sam Bloch
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