The 9 Most Mouthwatering Cookbooks of 2017
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When the going gets stressful, the stressed get cooking. That’s my motto. The Trumped-up year that’s finally ending provided me with plenty of desire to get busy in the kitchen, but not nearly enough time. For all of its faults, though, 2017 delivered an excellent…
As Diet-Related Illnesses Surge, a New Kind of Pharmacy Dispenses Fruit and Vegetables
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thomas FuchsSix years ago, James Stancil, 62, a former long-haul trucker, decided to move from Iowa back to his hometown of San Francisco to live with his aging mother. There was just one problem: His enlarged heart, high blood pressure, and diabetes made his body so…
Most American Farmers Will Be Hurt by the GOP Tax Bill
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Update, Friday, December 15, 6:02 p.m: The GOP has released the final version of its tax bill. Read it here. As a candidate, Donald Trump dominated the rural vote and polled very well among farmers. Will the tax overhaul he’s pushing hard in Congress finally reward farm…
This Is How Badly Monsanto Wants Farmers to Spray Its Problematic Herbicide
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The drama (background here) surrounding Monsanto’s latest blockbuster genetically modified soybean product grinds on. The enormous seed/pesticide company announced recently that it’s offering farmers a cash reward to spray its proprietary version of an herbicide called dicamba, so long as they spray it on Monsanto’s soybeans…
Reading Between the Lines of the USDA’s Bizarre Food Stamps Memo
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration appears to be taking aim at a food aid program that helps keep one in four US children and millions of disabled people adequately fed. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, has been in President Donald…
Texas’ Trump Lovin’ Ag Honcho Faces a Primary Challenge From a Monsanto Lobbyist
Texas’ Agriculture Commissioner Sid MillerEvan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Remember Sid Miller, Texas’ cowboy hat wearin’, Trump-lovin’ agriculture commissioner? This time a year ago, Miller was working hard to flatter his way to the top agriculture spot in the incoming presidential administration. But after being passed over for that post,…