Jul 26 Watch Severe Drought Kills Hopes of Record Corn Harvest Severe Drought Kills Hopes of Record Corn Harvest… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Food Prices Rise Across the US Due to Drought Food Prices Rise Across the US Due to Drought… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Severe Drought to Drive Up Food Prices Headline: Severe Drought to Drive Up Food Prices… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch White House Apologizes After ‘Hasty’ Firing of USDA Employee The firing of a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee for alleged racist remarks ended with an apology from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and a job offer from her former boss, Tom Vilsack. Shirley Sherrod says she accepts the… Continue watching
Nov 17 USDA: 1 in 7 U.S. Households Struggle for Food At some point in 2008, 14.6 percent of U.S. households had trouble finding food, a 3.5 percent increase from 2007 and the highest since the USDA has kept records. Continue reading
Jul 15 Myanmar’s Rice Crop Takes a Hit After Cyclone By PBS News Hour The prospect of a meager rice crop threatens to add to Myanmar's travails from May's cyclone that left tens of thousands dead. Much of the country's rice fields are in the now-swamped Irrawaddy delta. Continue reading
Jun 26 Scientists to Begin Mapping the Cocoa Genome By PBS News Hour Chocolate maker Mars Inc. will fund a five year, $10 million project to map the cocoa bean genome -- work that could lead to hardier, higher-yielding crops and better quality chocolate, the company announced Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch USDA Orders Record Beef Recall in Wake of Slaughterhouse Scandal The USDA has ordered a California company to recall a record 140 million pounds of ground beef as part of a federal investigation into animal abuse and health code violations. A representative of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Extended Interview: Former FDA Official Discusses Food Safety William Hubbard is a former associate commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. He spoke with NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser about his concerns about the FDA's ability to inspect foreign foods. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Global Food Chain Leads to Food Safety Challenges Recent recalls of peanut butter and pet food have focused public attention on food safety -- particularly imported items. Guests discuss current regulations and whether new rules are needed. Continue watching