When you think about “farm to table”, what comes to mind? Heirloom tomatoes? Local mixed greens? Farmstead cheese? Whatever it may be, I hope you’ll add breakfast cereal to that list. Yes, breakfast cereal. Read more >
Food and Agriculture
We need to fix our broken food system—and science can help us do it. UCS food experts highlight solutions to ensure that every American has access to healthy, green, fair, affordable food.
Subscribe to our Food and Agriculture feed
Latest Food and Agriculture Posts
Photo: Matt Liebman/Iowa State University
A Spoonful of Science in Your Surprisingly Powerful Cereal Bowl
Marcia DeLonge, senior scientist
July 24, 2019 5:32 PM EDT
Our Children Deserve Better: Trump’s EPA Refuses to Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide. Again.
Kathleen Rest, executive director
July 22, 2019 1:21 PM EDT
While many of us were buoyed this past weekend by the 50th anniversary of our nation’s moon landing, the Trump administration gave the U.S. chemical industry another reason to celebrate. This time at the expense of children’s health.
Climate Change and Wine – Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Steven R. Schultze, UCS Science Network, UCS
July 16, 2019 10:22 AM EDT
In the past decade, there have been a number of stories written on the connection between climate change and wine. Climate change is already one of the greatest challenges our planet is facing. Its effect will continue to take hold and shake up countless aspects of our lives. As a scientist who studies the connection between climate and agriculture with a focus on viticulture, I’m asked routinely – is climate change good, or bad, for wine? – which is a fair question. Perhaps better put: If the world is on fire, will there be Merlot? Read more >
Two Major Takeaways from the Second Dietary Guidelines Public Meeting
Sarah Reinhardt, Food Systems & Health Analyst
July 12, 2019 4:37 PM EDT
This week, the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened for its second public meeting at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The committee is charged with developing a scientific report that will lay the foundation for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans—the ninth edition of science-based nutrition recommendations that shape the food choices made by millions of kids, parents, and seniors every day. Read more >
Don’t Fall for Atkins PR Ploy: For Healthy Diets, We Need Strong Government Support
Sarah Reinhardt, Food Systems & Health Analyst
July 12, 2019 12:07 PM EDT
Readers with an interest in food and health might have been intrigued by full-page ads in the New York Times and Washington Post calling for an overhaul of our nation’s official Dietary Guidelines for Americans. After all, as the ad argues, national obesity and diabetes rates have more than doubled since introduction of the Dietary Guidelines in 1980. They must be doing something wrong. Read more >
