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Dostie Farm, an organic dairy in Fairfield, Maine, was thriving until one day in October 2020 when owner Egide Dostie Jr. got a call from Stonyfield, his exclusive buyer. Something was off with ...

I first heard about Steve Acheson and his farm while playing pickup basketball with some colleagues from work,” writes Barrett Swanson. “As we dribbled under yolky sunlight, my friend Josh ...

“EBT fraud literally takes food out of the mouths of children,” said Tara McGrath, U.S. attorney in San Diego. “Parents who don’t know they’ve been targeted get to the grocery checkout and discover ...

Part of the reason functional drinks have exploded,” writes Yasmin Tayag, “is the same reason that there are lots of protein bars and low-sugar snacks: If it sounds healthy, more people will buy it.

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Most of the Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee — 21 of 29 — support "pretty radical" farm bill proposals at a time when only a bipartisan bill is sure of enactment, said Agriculture ...

Most of the Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee — 21 of 29 — support “pretty radical” farm bill proposals at a time when only a bipartisan bill is sure of enactment, said Agriculture ...

India is drawing down its government-held wheat reserves more rapidly than expected as it tries to control inflation, said the monthly Wheat Outlook on Monday. USDA analysts lowered by 2.1 million ...

With the explosion in production of renewable diesel, yellow grease and corn oil are cutting into soybean oil's position as the dominant feedstock for biomass-based diesel fuel, said three ...