Thanksgiving meals may be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop
Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, to show gratitude for life’s abundance — and, of course, to eat. And when it …
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What Trump mass deportation plan would mean for immigrants and economy
President-Elect Donald J. Trump won the White House based partly on his promises to rein in immigration, with targeted policies that range from sending criminals to their home countries to …
This App Set Out to Fight Pesticides. After VCs Stepped In, Now It Helps Sell Them
“Growth, growth, fast growth,” Strey says of what investors were after. “You burn money to grow.” Before its introduction to venture capital, the Plantix team had imagined success as simply …
Summer fruits hitting the shelves at bargain prices
Abundant supply has helped lower the price of summer fruits such as strawberries, stone fruit and mangos. Growers report bumper crops this year in South Australia, Darwin and Queensland. Pick …
So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?
Most of us don’t know how our food is made. We don’t know much about what our burger ate when it was part of a cow, where that cow lived, …
South Australian dairy producer Beston Global Food Company goes into voluntary administration
South Australian dairy producer Beston Global Food Company said it had experienced “a perfect storm of adverse events” prompting it to go into voluntary administration. The company is one of …
Trump threatens John Deere with 200% tariff if moves production to Mexico
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at a farm, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Smithton, Pa. Alex Brandon | AP Former President Donald Trump …
California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground
For example, two winters’ worth of snow followed by intense heat created a flood risk in 2023. State officials decided to release water from Lake Oroville and other reservoirs across …
Why 90% of the U.S. avocado supply comes from Mexico
Avocados have become nearly ubiquitous in American society, served at fast-food outlets and fine dining alike as demand grows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that U.S. avocado consumption has …
Lawsuit Attacks Florida’s Lab-Grown Meat Ban as Unconstitutional
Florida’s ban on cultivated meat is being challenged in federal court in a lawsuit that was filed yesterday. The case is being brought by the cultivated meat firm Upside Foods …