Commentary

Chicago already has one of the nation’s largest food manufacturing workforces. The city is positioning itself to become the global leader in food innovation and manufacturing.

"Illinois is the epicenter of soybean production," declares one industry expert. It's an advantage that benefits the entire state, not just farmers. It's also turning some farmers into international ambassadors.

The number of people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity more than doubled last year compared to 2019.

"With the focus on war this past year, it is all too easy to overlook that starvation and food insecurity are on the rise," Paul Poast writes.

Distinguished Fellow Dan Glickman, former US secretary of agriculture, says he has little worry about the status of the farm bill.

President Biden announced while in Israel this week that Egypt has agreed to allow 20 trucks filled with humanitarian aid to enter into the Gaza Strip.

The world is facing three global water crises—it's imperative that we respond to them.

The inclusion of gender mainstreaming in agricultural AI can help reduce gender inequity for female smallholder farmers.

“The reality of it is we need to make sure that we’re doing some things differently than what we’ve always done," Ertharin Cousin argues.

The US government needs to help producers on the ground to address climate change, argues Dan Glickman.