Proponents say artificial intelligence tools can help farms and biodiversity, despite the environmental costs.

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Grocery retailers like Walmart and Kroger are replacing the paper price tags on shelves with small digital screens called electronic shelf labels, or ESLs. Some worry the ESLs will enable companies to ...

Schools can also offer plant-based milks at lunch, but some nutrition advocates say the USDA is not doing enough to promote ...

At a Twin Cities coffee shop, the Native American community nourished protestors with an Indigenous symbol of resilience.

The legal complaint comes at a time when many USDA staff are also being forced to relocate or lose their jobs.

And later that afternoon, a group of volunteers was scheduled to meet out front for a neighborhood cleanup event. Expand your ...

May 8, 2026 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a settlement on Thursday in an antitrust case that had accused the ...

May 7, 2026 – Retailers that accept food assistance benefits will have to double the amount of foods offered in-store under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule, but public health ...

But as the bakers in the video show, working with whole grains isn’t easy. It comes with real challenges. These include managing relationships with farmers, seasonal fluctuations in the types of ...

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