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Food News: Fast Food Decoded, From Calories to Wages

GMOs, meat inspections and MRSA also in the news

Apr 5, 2013 9:02 am

Fast food workers go on strike, Minnesota debates GMO labeling, kids' meals fail nutrition standards and Mark Bittman goes in search of healthy versions of junk food.

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Food News: More UK Meat Problems, New Study On Sugar, US Food Safety Trouble

All the food politics news you need to know

Mar 1, 2013 11:01 am

Horsemeat is still in the news, sugar is conclusively linked to diabetes and sequestration (a.k.a automatic spending cuts) has everyone worried about the future of food safety — and rightly so. Plus a new meat substance to fear in the UK.

Media Watch

Is The World Ready For A Hipster Farming Magazine?

Brace, we've got a farm-to-newsstand situation here

Dec 11, 2012 3:31 pm

Modern Farmer is a print quarterly and website devoted to the people, policy, animals, plants and technology around farming and food. Arriving in Spring 2013, the new media company created a Tumblr page last week announcing its launch.

The Week In Food Politics

Dreaming Of A New Farm Bill

Congress has options, just not good ones

Sep 14, 2012 9:01 am

The expiration date for the 2008 farm bill is fast approaching, and Congress is facing a ticking time bomb situation. Can they get anything passed with less than eight working days left in September? Find out, after the jump.

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It's Not A Good Week To Be A Farmer

The drought & farm bill team up to cause trouble

Jul 20, 2012 9:01 am

The drought and the farm bill are giving farmers across the country a collective headache — and they're not the only ones who will feel the consequences. Read more after the jump.

Big Ideas

Agriculture Policy Cheat Sheet: Obama vs. Romney

Find out where the two candidates stand on food

Jul 10, 2012 9:01 am

This November, voters will choose to either re-elect President Barack Obama or to elect Gov. Mitt Romney president. How will the choice affect food policy? We break it down...

Big Ideas

Live Stream Panels From The Food Dialogues Conference

Watch what could be another heated event

Jun 13, 2012 5:01 pm

The Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is hosting its second annual Food Dialogues. Not everyone was pleased with last year's event. Read more after the jump.

The Week In Food Politics

A Week of Food Politics Debates

Pink slime returns (sort of) & USDA announces grant

Apr 20, 2012 10:01 am

This week “pink slime” talks resurfaced in the form of tuna, two articles in The New York Times sparked food debates, and the USDA announced new grants for farm-to-school programs.

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