Back in August, the Department of Justice announced an investigation into competition issues in the agricultural sector. This week, the Department released details of the workshops to be held, “to promote dialogue amongst interested parties.” Public...

A study released this month reveal that 49% of American children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood. The study, conducted by Mark Rank and Thomas Hirschl at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at...

Speaking at a forum addressing the challenges of feeding the world in 2050, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said that agriculture must become more productive in order to feed the world’s growing population: “Agriculture will have no choice but to be...

Another interesting development for one of the most exciting Urban Agriculture programs: the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) announced – among many other commitments – that Milwaukee-based Growing Power will be branching out to work on food security...