food

Wall Street Appears Hungry For More Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

7:09am August 16, 2019

by Amara Omeokwe

Veggie burgers, brats and sausages are becoming mainstays at places like Burger King and even Major League ball parks, piquing the interest of Wall Street investors.

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Pigs are seen in a hog pen in Linquan county in central China's Anhui province in July. The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever.

World News

Swine Fever Is Killing Vast Numbers Of Pigs In China

11:39am August 15, 2019

by Dan Charles

The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever. It's affecting farmers and consumers across the world, because China produces half of the world's pork.

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Cows graze on a grass field at a farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y. The grass-fed movement is based on the idea of regenerative agriculture.

Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science

2:46pm August 13, 2019

by Nancy Matsumoto

There are many elements to consider: climate, animal welfare, greenhouse gas emissions, land use. And with so many factors at play, sometimes the answer gets complicated.

Health & Safety

A Public Radio Listener Walks Into A Bar: Your Stories About Drinking Alcohol

1:30pm August 12, 2019

How has your relationship to alcohol changed since you had your first sip?

Is The Food Renaissance About To End?

5:03pm August 11, 2019

Food writer Kevin Alexander argues in his new book that the golden age of American restaurants is in the recent past. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Alexander about "Burn the Ice".

A trailer loaded with chickens passes a federal agent outside a Koch Foods plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday.

National

Chicken Plants See Little Fallout From Immigration Raids

1:56am August 10, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration says its crackdown helps discourage illegal immigration. But workers' advocates warn it leaves vulnerable employees open to exploitation and unsafe working conditions.

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Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change.

To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change

7:19pm August 08, 2019

The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.

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Experts On Climate Change Say How We Use Land To Grow Food Needs To Change

4:23pm August 08, 2019

by Dan Charles

Some of the world's top experts on climate change issued a new warning on Wednesday about how we use land to grow food. They say it's contributing to global warming, but it doesn't have to.

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U.N. Says Agriculture Must Change To Prevent Worst Effects Of Climate Change

8:37am August 08, 2019

by Dan Charles

Humans must drastically alter food production in order to prevent the most catastrophic effects of global warming, according to a U.N. report.

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U.K. Domino's Is Stockpiling Ingredients Before Brexit

5:26am August 08, 2019

Domino's in the U.K. is stockpiling pizza ingredients in case the supply chain is disrupted by Brexit.