Global Food

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Global Food

Evaluating the role and interests of the U.S. and agriculture in the global food system and how food trade flows around the world

A Roadmap to Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Inflation has had a major impact on food prices. And, making it worse, ongoing supply chain strains have led to empty shelves at our supermarket. What does this mean for our Thanksgiving grocery lists? And how will this affect our wallets? Let us help you navigate!

Food Production, Food Trade

5 Best Shopping Strategies for Thanksgiving

Challenges in our global food system have caused inflationary food prices, empty grocery shelves, and supply chain problems. So, how can we shop for Thanksgiving to get everything we need while also saving money? Check out our 5 best tips!

Lost at Sea: Ukraine Struggles to Revive Ag Sector

Uncertainties over Ukraine's ability to export ag products have resurfaced following news of Putin’s decision to withdraw from an international agreement. Trade manages to continue, but once again the stability of the global food system has been called into serious question.

Food Production, Food Security, Food Trade

5 Things You Don't Need to Worry About this Holiday Season

The holidays are a busy time for all of us, but there are some things we shouldn’t be concerned about! Find out what they are here!

Bobo's Global Balancing Act at TNC

This week, we're talking with Jack Bobo, TNC's Food & Water Policy Director, whose role is no small task: uniting farmers and food producers with conservation organizations across the globe to find solutions for mutual growth. Listen in to hear how small changes can have rippling global effects, straight from the source.

Food Regulations and Policy, Food Security

Feeding the World while Healing the Planet

The Nature Conservancy's Global Regenerative Food Systems Director, Saswati Bora, provides a new way of thinking about solving humanitarian, climate and biodiversity crises with the introduction of Foodscapes.

Food Production, Food Security

Can food packaging & global health coexist?

Every day, plastic’s value shines through by keeping our global food system safer while reducing transport costs and decreasing food waste. But is it too late to correct unrecycled waste’s disastrous trail across the globe?

Food Production, Food Regulations and Policy

Plastic food packaging: opportunity or lost cause?

Plastic packaging has indisputably revolutionized our global food system, keeping foods safer as it moves across the globe with fewer transport needs and less fuel...but at a steep environmental price. Is there any hope?

Food Production, Food Safety

Anybody Want a Job in Ag?

Finding the workers needed to make our modern food system function is a major challenge across our supply chain. And now we have a perfect storm of labor issues affecting us all.

Agricultural Labor, Food Production

The Ins & Outs of Climate-Conscious Eating

Think you know what climate-conscious eating looks like? Think again. Its complexities extend far and wide, from effects on soil, water use, and farming practices, to just name a few...

Climate Change, Soil and Crop Management

Digging In with Dr. Michael Swanson

Noticed some dramatic increases with your food budget? Same here. So D2D talked with Dr. Michael Swanson, Chief Ag Economist at Wells Fargo, to look beyond the bill at the checkout counter to see the bigger picture of our food system right now.

Fertilizer Restrictions' Unintended Consequences

Want to cut greenhouse gases? Mandate less fertilizer use...right? Farmers and others ask if we know what that really means for our food security. Beware the perils of unintended consequences.

Food Regulations and Policy, Soil and Crop Management

Digging in with Dr. Ray Goldberg

We're excited to speak with Dr. Goldberg, who has spent 72 years of his career thinking about the global food system. Having graduated from Harvard right after WWII, the 'father of agribusiness' has seen everything from the 1970s grain deal to the 2008 commodity crisis to the Russian invasion of today.

Science or Suspicion: Which Dictates Gene Editing's Future?

The British government’s proposed regulations governing gene editing have reignited the simmering debate. But while talks rage on, the world’s food system still waits and waits.

Food Technology, Future of Food

The Rise of Alternative Proteins

The world of protein is accelerating. Now, everything that can be made from a plant or animal can now be made in a lab using fermentation, bioreactors, and plant engineering. But what do consumers think about these new proteins? And how will it shape the future of food?

Food Production, Food Technology, Future of Food

How is Salt Made?

Salt is a vital component in the functioning of our bodies and it boasts over 14,000 known uses. Where does it all come from?

Food Ingredients, Food Production

Your Views on Food Information Credibility

Results are in for our food information credibility survey. With your input, we’ll make our site the most credible and trusted source of information about food and our food system available anywhere.

Food Production

Can genetically engineered salmon save the world?

AquaBounty is known for its development of the first genetically engineered salmon. Now that the AquAdvantage Salmon has finally hit the market, we want to see where they are now.

Food Production, Food Technology, Soil and Crop Management

Is Ag the Key to Future U.S.-China Relations?

Tariffs on Chinese goods have become the quiet political rage in Washington. But can a successful trade relationship in agriculture and food products help teach us another way of thinking about what’s best for both countries?

Food Regulations and Policy

Will more ethanol fight inflation...or fuel it?

Prices for gasoline, food and other staples continue to rise and rise. The latest initiative is to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in our gas tanks. But will this temper gas prices? Or just increase food prices for consumers?

Food Regulations and Policy, Food Trade

Goodbye “GMO”, Hello “Bioengineered”

Have you seen the new GMO labels? As of January 1st, the USDA requires food companies to label products as “bioengineered” if any ingredients are genetically modified. What will this mean for GMOs and consumer acceptance?

Food Regulations and Policy, Health

Global Trade Can't Happen without Ocean Freight

Ocean transportation offers exceptional advantages in cost, efficiency and environmental concerns. But keeping the ships sailing smoothly across busy and sometimes troubled seas takes a lot of effort – in ways we might not always recognize.

Food Trade

Ukraine Conflict Clouds Outlook for Global Food System

Ukrainians are needlessly suffering from this invasion. But tragically, more suffering will follow as Putin’s aggression triggers a disrupted food system, higher food costs and, even worse, food insecurity for our most vulnerable.

Food Security

Railroads Drive Lower Costs, Fewer Emissions

Each year, railroads provide the enormous carrying capacity needed to efficiently move billions of tons of everyday products...all while releasing fewer emissions.

Food Trade

Energy, Food Costs: The Unexpected Pain of Ukraine Invasion

While it is uncertain whether Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have serious immediate consequences for U.S. consumers, it could have profound longer-term implications for food costs, the global supply chain and trading system that makes our modern lifestyle possible.

Food Security, Food Trade

Why Are Shelves Empty? Ask A Trucker

The effects of the pandemic linger across all industries, but perhaps most with transportation. Difficulties facing trucking show its rippling effects throughout the supply chain. Can anything be done to correct its course?