Latest from Peggy Lowe

• Dec 27, 2018

  In the age of climate change, farmers weigh their options for the future

  

  National climate change report says the business of farming could dramatically change if global warming isn’t addressed.

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• Dec 10, 2018

  Popular with voters, more conservative states push for Medicaid expansion

  

  One of the big winners in November’s midterm election was public health insurance coverage – specifically expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

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• Nov 19, 2018

  For Campbell’s, green bean casserole is an iconic money-maker that also ties it to the past

  

  Americans' changing eating habits have had an effect on the Thanksgiving staple.

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• Nov 6, 2018

  Consumers are "humanizing" their pets and paying the premium prices

  

  Americans spent nearly $70 billion on their pets last year — roughly half on food alone.

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• Oct 15, 2018

  Who pays when presidents hit the campaign trail?

  

  When President Trump, like his predecessors, stumps for local politicians, local taxpayers foot the bill.

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• Sep 24, 2018

  Food aid need shifts from cities to countryside

  

  Since the late 1970s, lawmakers have placed the SNAP nutrition program into the farm package hoping to get both urban and rural support. But that thinking might be outdated.

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• May 10, 2018

  Military family advocates hope to make it easier for active duty military to get some food aid

  Nearly a quarter of children in schools on military bases are eligible for free meals, according to 2015 data from the Department of Defense, the latest available. That’s just one indication that many active duty members of the U.S. military don’t have enough food to feed their families. That is in part because of the […]

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• Mar 28, 2018

  Meat consumption expected to hit a new record this year in the U.S.

  

  Demand for “clean” protein, a “pork craze” and cheap prices are fueling high meat consumption in 2018.

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• Dec 5, 2017

  Agribusinesses seek legal presence for unauthorized workers in the U.S.

  

  With an employee shortage, the agricultural sector needs immigrant labor to fill all open positions.

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• Jul 25, 2017

  Farmers struggle with low commodity prices

  

  Farmers, in particular those producing grain, are struggling, thanks mostly to low commodity prices amid a global grain glut.

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