Ben & Jerry's objects to sale of its ice cream in West Bank

Sale means brand will return to Israel and West Bank — with or without Vermont ice cream maker's support.

• Jun 30, 2022

Smaller boxes in cereal aisle? Say hello to shrinkflation.

Manufacturers are again downsizing packaging in an effort to ease the hit from inflation. Are they going too far?

• Jun 8, 2022

Vertical farms: A new form of agriculture

In downtown Jackson, Wyoming, a small plot of land, 30 by 150 feet, produces 100,000 pounds of produce a year, thanks to a farm that soars in the air. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the growing industry of locally-sourced vertical farms for urban communities.

• May 22, 2022
• 03:50

Vertical farms: A rising form of agriculture

In downtown Jackson, Wyo., a small plot of land, 30 by 150 feet, produces 100,000 pounds of locally-sourced produce a year, thanks to a farm that soars in the air.

• May 22, 2022

Food experts predict future food options

Popular food and entertaining magazine on Bon Appétit brought in experts to help answer what we'll be eating 10 or 20 years from now for their May issue. Bon Appétit contributor Alex Beggs joined CBS News ahead of Earth Day with more on future food trends.

• Apr 21, 2022
• 05:28

Ukraine war could push 13 million more people into food insecurity

U.S. and U.N. officials say the war will "have global context impact beyond anything we've seen since World War II."

• Mar 30, 2022

Senate approves permanent Daylight Saving Time

The Senate passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, beginning in 2023. It still needs to be passed by the House and signed by President Biden.

• Mar 15, 2022
• 00:24

Cases of highly pathogenic bird flu detected in Delaware and Michigan

The CDC said the avian flu viruses don't typically infect humans.

• Feb 25, 2022

Black farmers await debt relief from stimulus package

The American Rescue Plan, signed into law almost one year ago, allocated $4 billion in debt relief to Black and other "socially disadvantaged farmers." But those who applied for the program have yet to see any relief due to legal challenges from White farmers. New York Times economic policy reporter Alan Rappeport joins CBS News' Lilia Luciano to discuss.

• Feb 22, 2022
• 05:14

U.S. lifts ban on avocados imported from Mexico

The decision comes after the USDA said one of its employees was threatened, prompting a halt in imports of the fruit from Mexico.

• Feb 18, 2022

Citrus disease driving up orange prices

The price of orange juice is rising as a disease threatens the orange crop in Florida. The state is expected to have its worst orange harvest in decades. Manuel Bojorquez has more.

• Jan 25, 2022
• 02:12

Climate change's impact on crops could be felt as early as 2030

By the end of the century, corn crop yields could are projected to decrease by 24% under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario — a decline that could have "severe implications worldwide."

• Nov 2, 2021

Officials urge killing of invasive spotted lanternfly

Some think it's pretty, but the spotted lanternfly is an invasive species known for sucking the life out of trees and other plants,

• Sep 18, 2021

U.S. declares water shortage for Colorado River

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will issue mandatory water cuts starting in 2022 after water levels at Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, fell below a critical threshold of 1,075 feet. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to talk about those who will be most impacted.

• Aug 18, 2021
• 05:03

Farmers face excessive heat exposure due to climate change

Research shows farmers are having to spend increasingly more time in excessively hot temperatures as a result of climate change. Dr. Michelle Tigchelaar, a research scientist at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss her findings.

• Jul 28, 2021
• 06:04

Officials seize 15 giant land snails at Houston airport

The snails, roughly the size of an adult fist, were discovered in plastic zip-closed bags inside an airline passenger's luggage. Fresh leaves and a quarter-pound of beef were also found.

• Jul 21, 2021

60 Minutes+ explores a "food revolution"

In the future, what will our food look and taste like, and how will it be farmed? CBS News 60 Minutes+ correspondent Seth Doane joins Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" to preview his story about one country devoted to figuring out how to feed the world's growing population, without destroying the planet in the process.

• Jul 8, 2021
• 09:01

Severe droughts force farmers to downsize

The historic drought across the Western U.S. is forcing farmers and ranchers to downsize. Growers are being asked not to water their crops, or to plant crops that use less water. Meanwhile, ranchers are selling off herds because they can't afford to feed them. The vice president of PRICE Futures Group, Jack Scoville, spoke with CBSN's Lana Zak about what this means for our nation's food supply chain.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 07:08

Black farmers face new obstacle

A federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse a long-standing history of economic discrimination against Black farmers is on hold. Advocates said the loan forgiveness program is an opportunity to help thousands who have been disadvantaged by decades of unfair treatment, but a conservative law firm in Wisconsin argued it was unconstitutional because White farmers aren't eligible. Natalie Baszile, author of "We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy," joins CBSN to discuss.

• Jun 16, 2021
• 10:59

Beef industry fights for "meat" labels

The nation's largest cattle industry lobby group is fighting to defend the traditional meaning of the word "meat." The U.S. Cattlemen's Association filed a petition last month with the Department of Agriculture. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Mar 16, 2018
• 03:09

Why undefeated boxer is dedicating next fight to agricultural workers

"I see how hard they work, I see the work ethic and you know, they really shaped me," said Ramirez, who worked as a farm worker as a teen.

• May 7, 2021

Urban farming goes underground

A London farm is turning agriculture literally upside down by growing hydroponic vegetables in an abandoned subterranean bunker. Here's what that means for the future of agriculture.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 02:37

Sonny Perdue confirmed

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Trump's secretary of agriculture. Nancy Cordes of "Red & Blue" has the story on Mr. Trump's yet-to-be-filled cabinet.

• Apr 24, 2017
• 00:55

Sisters plant the seeds for a new generation of Black farmers

Just 1.3% of farmers in the U.S. are Black.

• Apr 29, 2021

Wild hog apocalypse?

Sid Miller, Texas' agriculture commissioner, has approved a deadly pesticide to control the state's wild hog population.

• Feb 22, 2017
• 00:29

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