Some U.S. lawmakers are rushing to introduce legislation to reverse the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down last week that overturned years of precedent by limiting consumer lawsuits ...
State and local governments have paid more than half a billion dollars in tax breaks to meat processing companies over nearly 20 years to attract new processing plants, as industry-wide transformation ...
Crops are in the ground, the weather is cooperating, soybean prices are up slightly from 2025, and China — the biggest buyer of U.S. soybean exports — is once again placing orders after a trade ...
Food price inflation has been significant in the U.S. in recent years, beginning with supply chain disruptions that saw ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on whether lawsuits can be brought against pesticide and herbicide makers over claims their products have caused cancer. The court heard arguments ...
American farmers rely on a fertilizer supply chain that stretches far beyond U.S. borders. Although the country produces most of its nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers domestically, it still imports ...
Investigate Midwest has welcomed two new summer interns. Caspar Dowdy joins Investigate Midwest as a reporting intern through the Scripps Howard Fund’s nonprofit newsroom internship program. Paloma ...
Loyalty programs have been part of the seed and chemical industry — typically, the seeds and pesticides required to grow commodity crops are sold together — for decades. Some have termed them “velvet ...
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference on Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. photo by Allison Robbert, AP Photo The person who controls Donald Trump’s investment ...
Food prices jumped 0.68% in April compared with the previous month — the largest month-to-month inflation bump since August 2022, according to the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation. Food ...
Food prices jumped 0.68% in April compared with the previous month — the largest month-to-month inflation bump since August 2022, according to the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation. Food ...
Iowa State Senator Catelin Drey photographed at the Iowa State Capitol building and on the floor of the Iowa State Senate during the legislative session on March 20, 2026. photo by Danny Wilcox ...