Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational opportunities normally offered in-person by University of Illinois Extension have gone online. This month, webinars include sessions on gardening and finances. (Quad-City Times

Thousands of female farmers held sit-ins and a hunger strike in India’s capital on Monday in protests on International Women’s Day against new agricultural laws. (ABC News)

According to a University of Illinois study, approximately 1 in 5 students are food insecure. Two graduate students are working to make sure food insecurity is a thing of the … Read More

The Biden administration said Friday it plans to clamp down on toxic heavy metals commonly found in baby food. (Politico)

A year into the pandemic, restaurants’ wish is coming true: State and local governments are allowing them to seat and serve customers indoors again. But that comes with its own … Read More

The European Union and the United States have concluded negotiations to adjust the EU’s World Trade Organization agricultural quotas following Britain’s exit from the bloc, the European Commission said on … Read More

The tussle between delivery platforms and regulators is heating up, and the drama seems to be hurting the platforms, restaurants and eaters alike. (Wall Street Journal)

Indian farmers who have been protesting for months against deregulation of produce markets plan to block a major expressway outside New Delhi on Saturday, the 100th day of their campaign, … Read More

China rolled out a roadmap to boost crop production in the world’s most populous nation, highlighting concerns over food security after the country imported record amounts of meat, corn and … Read More

Last year, people were stockpiling food and essentials at stores and ordering a lot more groceries online. That was great news for America’s biggest grocery chains, who now say the … Read More