THE BITTER BOOM-AND-BUST TALE OF COLORADO'S BET ON LOCAL BEER HOPS

Even with the backing of state-based beer giant Coors, small farmers just couldn't compete with the Pacific Northwest. And with more...

LOTS OF ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED IN BEEF PRODUCTION. MCDONALD'S VOWS TO CHANGE THIS

The fast-food giant, one of the world's biggest beef buyers, announces plans to use its might to cut back on antibiotics in its global...

OPINION: WHAT MY DAD AND I LEARNED IN HUNTING CLASS

A father and son are part of the majority of Americans who don't hunt and didn't learn from their parents. So they take a class, and...

AS CLIMATE CHANGES, IS EATING RAW OYSTERS GETTING RISKIER?

Tighter regulations on oyster harvesting have helped reduce the number of people affected by the deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus...

HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOSTING NEW YEAR'S EVE? MARTHA STEWART COULD HELP YOU!

NOT SO SWEET: CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS SLOW-GROWING SUGAR MAPLES, STUDY FINDS

If the snowpack keeps dwindling around northeastern maple trees, it's possible that by the end of the century, proper conditions for...

MORE SALT, FEWER WHOLE GRAINS: USDA EASES SCHOOL LUNCH NUTRITION RULES

Advocates say the Trump administration's rollback of nutrition requirements could lead to school meals that are inconsistent with federal...

WORLD'S FIRST INSECT VACCINE COULD HELP BEES FIGHT OFF DEADLY DISEASE

American foulbrood is an infectious disease that devastates honeybee hives. Scientists say they've created a vaccine for it, despite...

ON NETFLIX, CHEF SAMIN NOSRAT GOES GLOBAL TO DEMYSTIFY 'SALT FAT ACID HEAT'

In her four-part show, James Beard award-winning food writer and chef Samin Nosrat travels the globe, talking to home chefs to learn...

CHICKEN DIPLOMACY: HOW PRESIDENT BUSH WENT FOR THE GUT IN THE FORMER USSR

The first Bush administration left the former Soviet Union with a taste for dark meat American chicken. It's all because of a Soviet...

FISHERMEN SUE BIG OIL FOR ITS ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE

The food industry is already feeling the effects of climate change, which will likely force expensive adaptations in the future. At...

HOW MUCH PROTEIN DO YOU REALLY NEED?

Protein snacks and supplements are popular, but unless you're an extreme athlete or recovering from an injury, you may already get...

HOW A CORPORATION CONVINCED AMERICAN JEWS TO REACH FOR CRISCO

On Hanukkah, many Jews fry potato pancakes called latkes in oil or maybe schmaltz. But a century ago, one company saw an opportunity...

PABST BLUE RIBBON GETS A REPRIEVE, WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREWED BY MILLERCOORS

For nearly 20 years, MillerCoors has brewed nearly all of Pabst's beers. The arrangement will now continue past 2020.

NEW YORK PUBLIC HOUSING IS HOME TO CITY'S NEWEST FOOD ENTREPRENEURS

Food Business Pathways is a free course that gives low-income participants a leg up in turning their ideas into successful businesses...

CARGILL TESTS ROBOTIC CATTLE DRIVER AS A WAY TO IMPROVE WORKER SAFETY

Hundreds of injuries - and some fatalities - are caused by cattle each year. But a new robot might be able to emulate some sounds and...

SOME ROMAINE IS OK TO EAT, BUT BEWARE CALIFORNIA, CDC SAYS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to the Central Coastal region of California....

HOT POT, CURRY AND SUSHI: HOW AMERICA CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING

More than 1,500 NPR readers responded to our call out for photos and stories about their multicultural Thanksgiving meals.

THANKS TO SCIENCE, YOU CAN EAT AN APPLE EVERY DAY

After harvest, apples can be stored for months in controlled atmosphere storage rooms where the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide,...

BEYOND BODEGA BITES: THIS MAN WANTS MORE PEOPLE TO EAT 'VEGAN IN THE HOOD'

Erick Castro's Instagram account is spreading the gospel of an affordable plant-based diet, especially to lower-income residents of...