Milwaukee, St. Louis and Detroit have joined the list of cities where fast food workers have struck for $15/hour wages and the right to unionize.
After months of political gridlock, new farm legislation may be in sight.
About 30 percent of Indiana corn crop was planted as of Monday, an agriculture report indicates.
Monsanto and Dow Chemical have been developing new genetically-modified seeds, but the USDA has hit the brakes on their release to market.
A new study has found that Subway patrons eat about as many calories as those who go to McDonald's.
Traditional industrial hen houses hold a quarter-million layers, which represents a massive challenge. But the industry says it’s rising to the challenge.
Springtime means Jana Wilson is running a nursery and a pre-school on her chicken farm.
Harmony School high school science students have applied what they learned in the classroom to the school's new solar sculpture.
During last year's drought, farmers begged for rain. This spring, they wish it would stop.
No one factor is to blame for mass bee deaths, but industrial diets may be making bees more susceptible to harmful pesticide exposure.
You've got the alcohol. Now it's time to add the bubbles and bottles.
We’re making some herb-infused simple syrups to drizzle over fresh fruit we picked up at the market.
Dan Imhoff is the author of "Food Fight: Citizen’s Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill." But it's growing food, raising animals that really get him excited.
More than 1.6 million Americans are on gluten-free diets even though they haven’t been instructed by their doctor to do so.
The USDA has announced new funding to encourage broader acceptance of SNAP benefits at farmers markets.
Widespread antibiotic use in poultry production may be leading to antibiotic-resistant bugs in turkeys.
Bees have been dying worldwide, causing concern for global food supply. This week, the EU has taken a step to protect the bees from pesticides.
Each piece of Wrigley's new "Alert Energy" gum contains a half-cup of coffee's worth of caffeine.
"The Chile Woman" Susan Welsand was able to install a 5.2 kilowatt array of solar panels after a tornado uprooted several old-growth trees on her farm.
House Speaker Brian Bosma killed a bill that would have tightened restrictions on taking undercover pictures and video of agriculture businesses.