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The organic food industry is a booming business. U.S. organic sales surged in 2020 by 12.4% to $61.9 billion.

Climate change, labor costs, transportation issues, Covid catalysts and other supply chain disruptions are wreaking havoc on the industry.

If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called?

U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion debt relief program approved by Congress

The recall only affects a limited amount of WillowTree chicken salad and dips that were manufactured between Aug. 10 and Aug. 13, according to the FSIS.

Home prices in the most expensive small towns may be more costly than properties in America’s biggest cities, a study finds.

Regenerative farming focuses on replenishing the soil’s nutrients by using things like no-till cultivation, rotational cattle grazing and planting cover crops.

A public health alert has been issued for more than 211,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products due to concerns it may have caused salmonella in some consumers.

Power outages are common in winter. If you’re one of the residents who has lost power, you may already be dealing with a lot of unfortunate circumstances — don’t let spoiled food be another thing to add to your plate.

Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling about 762,615 pounds of select batches of Hot Pockets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Friday.

President Donald Trump along with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a $19B coronavirus assistance plan for farmers and ranchers.

The USDA announced a recall on Wednesday for more than 2 million pounds of Simmons Prepared Food, Inc. ready-to-bake chicken products due to metal contamination.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 6,000 pounds of frozen sausage patties manufactured in Tennessee have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. A Food Safety and Inspection Service statement released Friday says the ready-to-eat pork and turkey sausage products were made by George’s Prepared Food in Caryville, Tennessee.

What sounds like a sci-fi thriller plot could soon become a reality for Pennsylvania as experts are considering using tiny wasps to stop the spotted lanternfly invasion in our area. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details.

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species first spotted in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, experts have tried to halt its destructive path. They’re even investigating importing a new insect to impregnate and kill the pests.

General Mills has issued a nationwide recall over certain five-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour due to the risk of a potentially deadly form of E. coli, the company and U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. The voluntary recall affects bags of flour with a better if used by date of Sept. 6, 2020, a recall...

The New York City Department of Education has proposed eliminating chocolate milk from school menus in favor of options that contain less sugar

A new regulation requiring restaurant chains with 15 or more locations in Philadelphia to post menu items with high-sodium content goes into effect this week.

Tip Top Poultry, Inc. is recalling more than 135,000 pounds of fully cooked poultry products shipped nationwide after a sample produced by the company tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday. The recalled products are “frozen, diced and mechanically separated,” ready-to-eat chicken with a “pack date” of January 21, 2019...