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An evolutionary development is raising alarms among scientists: Two of the world's most destructive crop pests have begun interbreeding — creating destructive hybrids that could threaten food supplies.
According to New Scientist, researchers discovered that two notorious agricultural pests — the cotton bollworm and the corn earworm — have successfully interbred in Brazil, exchanging genes that make them more resistant to pesticides in genetically modified crops.
Both insects are moth species whose caterpillars feed on crops. The corn earworm is native to the Americas and attacks corn, tomato

KALIDA — Unverferth Manufacturing Company has announced that its Air Command Section Control System, designed for Unverferth Pro-Force dry fertilizer spreaders, has received the prestigious AE50 Award.
This award recognizes the year’s most innovative products in agriculture, food and biological systems, honoring advancements that demonstrate exceptional engineering achievement and meaningful impact in the markets they serve.
Unverferth’s Air Command Section Control technology was selected as one of approximately 50 award recipients for its ability to enhance application accuracy and help pro

When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly building in the ground.
Across some of the most productive farmland in the United States, a nutrient called phosphorus has been accumulating in the soil for decades, at levels far beyond what crops actually require. While this element is essential for life-supporting root development and cellular chemistry to grow food, too much of it in the wrong places has become a gr

Farmers devastated as key crop becomes harder to grow: 'Cultivation is now under threat'

Once a reliable source of food and income, Iraq's fig trees are dying off due to relentless drought, leaving farmers struggling for their livelihood.
In Iraq's Babylon province, fig farmers are seeing sharp declines in yields due to drought, according to Jummar.
Just two years ago, a single tree could produce 25 to 40 crates of figs per season, with each crate weighing up to 20 kilograms. Today, a single tree produces just one 15- to 20-kilogram crate every two to three days — a steep drop in producti

Experts issue warning about looming threat to global food supply: 'A major challenge'

Rising temperatures are turbocharging crop pest damage worldwide, The Guardian reported.
A study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment found that if global temperatures rise by 2°C (3.6°F), wheat crops could see pest-related losses increase by roughly 46%.
Maize crop losses could increase by 31%, while rice crop losses could jump by about 19%.
Bugs, including aphids, caterpillars, locusts, and planthoppers, flourish as temperatures climb.
Hotter average temperatures accelerate their life cycl

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is included among the 20 Best Performing Dividend Stocks in 2025.
On December 19, Wells Fargo raised its price target on Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) to $125 from $115 and kept an Equal Weight rating. The firm sees a mixed setup for 2026 across the group, but not without opportunity. Wells is constructive on broadlines and food service, notes that fiscal and tariff-related trade activity is already underway, and believes earnings momentum can carry through the first half of EPS revisions. At the same time, it flags a more challenging backdrop for f

(AKA the unemployment rate, cost of eggs, gas prices, inflation, the Dow Jones, whether citizens received a stimulus check, and Trump's overall approval rating.)
It wasn't exactly convincing, considering Americans are facing massive insurance hikes in 2026 because Trump and his party recently chose to allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire in two weeks. Likewise, our pockets are shrinking as the cost of food and living bloat.
Related: Trump Bragged About His Giant Ballroom Again, And People Did Not Wait To Roast Him
Note: Data on inflation is released a few weeks after each month has

In New York City, the typical household spends more than half of its income on rent and 100,000 people sleep in homeless shelters every night.
“This is what a full-blown affordability crisis looks like,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine in a December report. Median rents in Manhattan have topped $5,400 a month.
The city’s cost-of-living crisis extends to food, child care and other parts of daily life: 1.4 million people, or 15% of the city’s population, is food insecure. A family must earn $334,000 to afford child care for a 2-year old, according to US Census Bureau data.
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Microplastics may be burrowing into arteries and triggering heart disease, especially in men, according to a new study.
Tiny plastic particles varying in size from about a thousandth of a millimetre to five millimetres are ubiquitous today, present in food, water and air. They are known to enter the bloodstream and even lodge into vital organs.
They are implicated in a range of health conditions, from hormonal disruption, impaired reproduction, neurological damage, cancer, and heart ailments.
In the case of heart diseases, however, it remains unclear whether these particles actively damage

University of Georgia (UGA) Ph.D. candidate Erin Ulrey and a team of researchers sprinkled cracked corn over an open field at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., where they waited for wild turkeys to emerge from the hardwood forest.
"Some days, you may get lucky," said Ulrey. "Some days, you might not see any."
But food is scarce in the winter, and the turkeys are hungry. Once an unsuspecting flock waddled into their trap, the team fired a few rockets into the air, trapping about seven turkeys in a weighted net about the size of a backyard swimming pool.
Quickly, they isolated each bird

Driver impersonating legitimate carrier allegedly steals $400,000 worth of lobster

Someone’s going to need a ton of melted ****** er.
A whopping $400,000 shipment of lobster was stolen as it was headed for Costco stores, according to the freight company’s president.
Dylan Rexing, the president and chief executive of supply chain company Rexing Companies, said in a statement that he believes the driver was impersonating a legitimate carrier and stole the seafood. The lobsters, which were not alive, were on their way to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota, he said.
“This theft wasn’t r

Air pollution isn't just bad for human health; it also poses an existential threat to certain fly species.
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology found that elevated ozone levels inhibit mating among flies.
Ozone in the stratosphere helps protect the Earth from dangerous UV radiation. But down here, the gas is a threat to our health, food supply, and biodiversity. The latter is apparent in this recent study, which found that ozone exposure significantly degrades fly pheromones.
When this happens, male and female flies have a hard time recognizing each other, renderi

PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on how to regulate gene-edited crops in a move that could ease the development of new varieties in a region long ‌wary of biotech innovations in food.
The EU has debated for years how to regulate so-called new ‌genomic techniques (NGT), which can edit the genetic material of an organism without introducing traits from another species.
Proponents say the technology accelerates naturally-occurring mutations and offers a response to climate and environmental pressures, while critics bracket it with genetically modified o

FDA issues a mass recall of more than 1 million bags of shredded cheese

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a mass recall of more than 1 million bags of shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Aldi, Publix, Target and Walmart, across 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The shredded cheese manufacturer, Great Lakes Cheese Co. of Hiram, Ohio, initiated the voluntary recall, saying the products may be contaminated with metal fragments, which may cause internal injuries if consumed.
The FDA rated the recall as a Class II, which means the product could “cause temporary or medically r

Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilizers.
The alarming shift, which has happened since 2010, means all of the planet’s three main rainforest regions — the South American Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa — have gone from being allies in the fight against climate breakdown to being part of the problem.
Human activity is the primary cause of the problem. Farmers are clearing more land for food production. Infrastructure projects and mining are ex

SNAP rule change expands work mandate for parents, older adults — and veterans

Food stamp recipients are now receiving their November benefits, but a growing swath of enrollees may soon lose their vital food ***** istance completely.
At the same time as the government shutdown disrupted the Supplemental Nutrition ***** istance Program, or SNAP, states began implementing an expansion of the program’s work requirements as mandated in the Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill,” which was signed into law by President Donald Trump this summer.
Under the GOP package, more food stamp enrollees will

When did kissing originate? Scholars make educated guess

(NewsNation) — Researchers have made an educated guess about when kissing began, dating the practice at somewhere between 17 million and 21.5 million years ago.
But by kissing, scientists don’t mean the type of lip-locking that humans engage in, often to show affection. Rather, they zeroed in on “non-agonistic interaction involving directed, intraspecific, oral-oral contact with some movement of the lips/mouthparts and no food transfer.”
Researchers studied data about modern primates that are known to kiss, including chimpanzees and

Trump cut tariffs on beef, bananas, coffee and more — but that won't curb prices

When the Trump administration announced it was easing tariffs on a slew of agricultural products, the goal was to appease consumers who are sick of dealing with rising grocery prices.
But though the reduced tariffs could help ease the rate of inflation for foods Americans rely on, it’s unlikely that shoppers will see significant price reductions in store aisles.
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“Once prices increase, especially for

Researchers in Spain have made a breakthrough that helps plants resist drought more effectively than their natural defenses.
According to HortiDaily, a team of researchers led by the Spanish National Research Council has developed a molecule called inverted cyanobactin (iCB) that mimics the plant hormone that regulates drought resistance, abscisic acid.
Extreme weather conditions like drought are threatening the global food supply, and the situation will only get worse as the planet continues to overheat.
According to the World Resources Institute, about 34% of global crop production — near

'Vulgar, offensive and false': Campbell's exec fired after leaked recording surfaces

Campbell's said Wednesday that Martin Bally, an executive who allegedly made comments to a former employee that disparaged Indian workers and said the company's products were for "poor people," has left the company.
In a statement, Campbell's said it determined that a recording that captured the purported conversation involving Bally is authentic. The company said Bally, a vice president in information technology at the food manufacturer, "is no longer employed by the company."
The alleged comments came t

Not cooking? Here are the restaurants and fast food chains open on Thanksgiving.

If you aren’t a fan of turkey, don’t feel like cooking or are planning to travel on Thanksgiving Day, some chain restaurants and fast food places will be open, so you can focus on your holiday plans.
Some restaurants are leaning into the Thanksgiving menu by offering customers a stress-free holiday that skips the cooking and cleaning.
Many of the following restaurants and fast food chains are expected to be open on Thursday, Nov. 27, although holiday hours may vary by location. It’s always best to call and co

Thanksgiving foods fuel a silent epidemic affecting millions of Americans

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a silent killer that lurks among us, helping to claim millions of lives every year.
According to a new study published in The Lancet, the number of kids under age 19 who have high blood pressure has doubled worldwide since 2000. The rest of the population isn’t faring much better either: In the US, nearly half of Americans have hypertension — twice the rate from a generation ago.
Many Americans, particularly young adults, don’t know they have high blood pressure.

HONG KONG (AP) — An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi films.
In nearby Shenzhen, food-delivery drones already are part of daily life and a novelty attraction for tourists, even if such services cost more. In the waterfront park surrounded by high-rises, Polish tourist Karolina Trzciańska and her friends ordered bubble tea and lemon tea by p

Tyson operates meat plants in Nebraska communities, including Omaha. Its plant in Lexington, Nebraska, is set to close in January. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
LINCOLN — In a blow to the local economy of Lexington, Nebraska, Tyson Foods announced that it is closing the town’s longtime Tyson beef plant that employed about 3,200 people.
The Arkansas-based Tyson said in a statement that changes were designed to “right-size” its beef business and position it for long-term success.
The Lexington plant is to close on or around Jan. 20. The statement did not elaborate on why the plant in the tow

First the plant stalk is harvested, shredded, and crushed. The extracted juice is then combined with bacteria and yeast in large bioreactors, where the sugars are metabolized and converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide. From there, the liquid is typically distilled to maximize ethanol concentration, before it is blended with gasoline.
You know the final products as biofuels — mostly made from food crops like sugarcane and corn, and endorsed by everyone from agricultural lobbyists to activists and billionaires. Biofuels were developed decades ago to be cheaper, greener alternatives to planet

President Donald Trump has recently turned to a new economic indicator in his push to convince Americans that his policies are boosting the economy: the number of people receiving federal food benefits.
“In nine months, we’ve lifted over 600,000 Americans off food stamps,” he said Tuesday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington.
A few days earlier, Trump cited the figure at the McDonald’s Impact Summit, saying, “It’s really because we really have a strong economy.” And last month, he also highlighted the number at a gathering of business executives in South Korea.
But a deeper dive

Target warns of tepid holiday season as consumers battle through affordability crisis

Target (TGT) has consistently delivered on one thing in 2025: Serving up brutal warnings about its business on earnings days.
The discount retailer cut its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday and warned of a tepid holiday season as strapped consumers battle through an affordability crisis for food, healthcare, and housing.
"Many of the themes remain largely consistent with what we've shared in prior quarters. Guests are choiceful, stretching budgets and prioritizing value. They're spending where it ma

Target (TGT) has consistently delivered on one thing in 2025: Serving up brutal warnings about its business on earnings days.
The discount retailer cut its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday and warned of a tepid holiday season as strapped consumers battle through an affordability crisis for food, healthcare, and housing.
"Many of the themes remain largely consistent with what we've shared in prior quarters. Guests are choiceful, stretching budgets and prioritizing value. They're spending where it matters most, especially in food, essentials, and beauty," Target chief commercial officer

President Donald Trump proclaimed an economic golden age under the Golden Arches. But while he may have a regular guy’s taste in fast food, he’s looking oblivious to the wrenching price pressure haunting millions of Americans.
“There’s never been a time like this,” he declared Monday at a summit of McDonald’s franchise owners in Washington. The president waxed lyrical about his favorite Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and fondly recalled his turn working the fry station at one of the fast-food giant’s Pennsylvania restaurants last year.
But Trump’s overall message was jarring, as he argued the econo

President Donald Trump has never been shy about his fondness for McDonald’s.
As he addressed the fast-food behemoth’s franchise owners at the McDonald's Impact Summit in Washington DC on Nov. 17, Trump delivered a paean to the Golden Arches as he sought to bolster his self-styled mantle as the champion of affordability issues.
The summit is an annual forum where the McDonald's company’s leadership, franchise owners, and other stakeholders discuss its corporate strategy.
“I'm honored to stand before you as the very first former McDonald's fry cook ever to become president of the United State