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Spilled and spoiled: Exploring two worlds of food waste
Jori Lewis Aug 27, 2012
An alarming amount of the food we produce is never eaten. It’s a huge waste of land, water, labor, fuel and other resources. How to limit the losses? That depends on where we live.
Spilled and spoiled: In the U.S., consumers are the food wasters
Adriene Hill Aug 27, 2012
Where food is cheap and plentiful, consumers are the biggest wasters -- whether at home, in restaurants or at school. But how much of this waste is preventable?
Americans struggle to feed their families
Frank Newport Aug 23, 2012
New data from Gallup shows that 25 percent of Mississippi residents have struggled to feed their families at some point over the last 12 months. On average, 18 percent of respondents in the U.S. say they've lacked money for food at least once recently.
Walmart arms itself with vaccines
Dan Gorenstein Aug 23, 2012
The giant discounter will soon begin offering a slew of shots aimed at boosting its health care business.
Major retailers team up for mobile payment plan
Heidi N. Moore Aug 15, 2012
We've got news this morning that a group of major retailers, including Walmart, Target and 7-Eleven, are teaming up to create their own network for mobile payments. It's one more way for stores to draw you closer -- and get a jump on outsiders, like Google.
The paradox of the Walmart economy
Bob Moon Aug 16, 2012
Walmart's business has been on an upswing. But is it true that as goes the nation’s biggest retailer, so goes the nation’s economy?
Missouri cattle rancher still hopes for rain
Kai Ryssdal Aug 13, 2012
Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says farmers in Missouri are struggling with the Midwest drought. Some have resorted to tapping wells they haven't used in decades to provide water for their herds.
U.S. ag secretary on the drought's effect on food prices
Kai Ryssdal Aug 9, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses what the drought will mean for farmers and food prices, and the administration's plans to try and help.
How the drought has been affecting you
Kai Ryssdal Jul 31, 2012
Our listeners weigh in on how the devastating drought in the Midwest has changed the way they do business.
Outside of drought areas, farmers predict strong year
Dan Gorenstein Jul 24, 2012
Farmers who've escaped the drought are pulling in high prices for their crops.
