politics Watch "the most Midwestern moment in the history of televised Senate debates" David Pescovitz

law Farming while Black: farmers allegedly sold fake certified seed in an effort to bankrupt them Séamus Bellamy

News U.S. expects the smallest US wheat crop since 1972 Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump unveils $12 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his tariffs Ellsworth Toohey

politics Treasury secretary worth $500 million says he feels soybean farmers' pain Ellsworth Toohey

Food Space miso tastes weird—not bad, but… different Allan Rose Hill

fox news Fox News and Infowars rant against "climate extremists" and expose the "globalist agenda" to "force humanity to eat bugs" Jennifer Sandlin

movies Stepping Softly on the Earth and Beyond Fordlandia, two documentaries by Marcos Colón Elías Villoro

foods FDA adds new major food allergen to its list of regulated ingredients David Pescovitz

global logistics The shortcomings of the European food supply chain  Katherine Hreib

chili crisp Wait, whaaaaaat? Shake Shack and Fly by Jin are creating a chili-crisp forward menu? Jennifer Sandlin

inflation Global food prices are becoming dramatically more expensive Mark Frauenfelder

bon appétit Food scientist thinks people should overcome their reluctance to eat maggots that feed on waste Mark Frauenfelder

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

ecology Situation dire for Monarch butterfly Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Disneyland-scented candles Cory Doctorow