agriculture policy

Poor diet is the leading risk factor for deaths from lifestyle-related diseases in the majority of the world, according to new research.

Science
Health & Safety

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

12:45pm April 04, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, a study finds. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk factor for deaths around the world.

Morning dew glistens on a tobacco leaf in a field outside Rolesville, N.C. Despite a worldwide decline in production, tobacco remains North Carolina's most valuable crop.

National
Economy

It Is Legal For Kids To Work On Tobacco Farms, But It Can Make Them Sick

2:29pm July 13, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

Advocates say that gaps in federal regulations leave child workers vulnerable to the health risks of nicotine and pesticide exposure. Labor laws allow larger farms to hire kids as young as 12.

Peanut plants grow on a Halifax, N.C., farm that received federal subsidies in 2011.

National
Politics & Government

Farm Bill Critics Claim Partial Victory Despite Stalemate

10:20am January 10, 2013

by Dan Charles

Payments to farmers survived in the latest extension of the farm bill. But not all of the groups that argued for the end of the subsidies see this as a loss. They've just been given nine more months to make their case to Congress.

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