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A hopeful Southern project is helping reclaim lost heritage while building livelihoods, rebuilding old foodways, and rejuvenating land.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid at least $25.8 million to an elite group of U.S. obesity specialists who advocate giving its expensive weight-loss drugs to millions of Americans. Payments also go to persuade skeptical insurers to pay for it.

Aquatic foods have been instrumental in creating healthy and sustainable diets in many regions across the world. They can compensate for diminishing land on which to cultivate food for growing populations.

Retailers' high profits during and since 2021 "warrant further consideration", said the FTC.

Planned, farm-centered neighborhoods are on the rise in the United States, offering farm-to-table food and a strong community for residents.The Urban Land Institute considers agrihoods a possible solution to several issues in the US housing market.

U.S. farmers of non-GMO corn could earn premium prices, particularly attractive right now that corn prices fell more than 30 percent last year. U.S. trade officials prefer not to discuss non-GM opportunities but some farmers would welcome them.

Today’s mega-milk-industry stems from a lack of scientific perspective that turned milk into a supposed daily necessity for children and, to a lesser extent, adults.

The film is a critique of the factory farm industry’s deceptive marketing to convince the public that animals are treated better than they are; a heavy message packaged in an entertaining children’s movie, and a radical departure from the usual.

Restaurant menus, from fancy sit-down places to fast food restaurants and even take-outs, are full of tricks to increase sales. But once you notice the visual elements that make up a menu, you'll never be able to unsee them

Scientists are trying to bring flavor back to the tomatoes sold in grocery stores. But how should they taste, exactly?