My guest today is Anuradha Mittal, the founder and executive director of The Oakland Institute. They recently released a report that exposes how corruption, governments, and major industrial agricultural players are sucking sub-saharan nations dry, even as they promise infrastructure that will provide food security and clean water. Instead, they...

Democratic State Representative Art Staed has put forth a bill that demands a moratorium on building new CAFOs for the next five years. He won't name names, but he tells a story of how an industry has co-opted the state legislature that is the signature of our era, whether state...

On today's THE FOOD SEEN, we take a "day" trip with Togue Brown, the woman behind Maine Dayboat Scallops. Maine is often know for it's lobster, but don't discredit the bivalve. From the thousand pound catch days, to small boat fishermen now regulated at 20 gallons per, Togue's hopes are...

This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is geeking out with Dr. Charles Benbrook. Dr. Benbrook is a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University. He is the program leader of "Measure to Manage: Farm and Food Diagnostics for Sustainability and Health."...