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Ask a Manager: Is it OK to microwave fish in the break room?

by Eliza Mills
Nov 10, 2017
Columnist Alison Green covers the do's and dont's of eating at work.
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Making a career out of perfectly photographed and staged meals is not exactly a piece of cake

by Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 11, 2017
Brands often rely on food influencers to connect with new audiences.
Can you turn cooking at home into a career?
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Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone

by Annie Baxter
Oct 9, 2017
Minnesota is trying to limit runoff carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Soybeans are harvested near Worthington, Minnesota.
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Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, farmers look for reform

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 26, 2017
Farmers want to see reform to the H-2A visas program, that allows foreign agricultural laborers to work legally in the U.S.
Gary Paulk, a muscadine and berry farmer in Irwin County, said he lost about $200,000 in 2011 due to a labor shortage.
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The food community comes together in Houston

by Emily Henderson
Sep 20, 2017
Monica Pope, a Houston chef, has seen the food community in her town unite in recent years.
Members of the Franklin Church of Christ from Franklin, Texas cook hotdogs for the congregation of the Fifth Ward Church of Christ in Houston on September 3, 2017.
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Global hunger is on the rise

by Annie Baxter
Sep 15, 2017
A UN report says violence and climate change contribute to growing food shortages around the world, affecting millions of people who don’t have enough to eat. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Tech hasn't kept up with food stamp users' needs

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
A new app makes it easy for SNAP users to check their balances.
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Ready to eat meals: perfect for a zombie apocalypse, hurricane... or just a busy workday?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 13, 2017
Amazon’s next target — canned food, frozen dinners.
Marine Lance Corporal Pedro Rodriquez (L) from Methuen, Massachusetts and Lance Corporal Miguel Ochoa from Mountain View, California, of Task Force Tarawa, eat their meals, ready to eat during a maintenance stand down day April 10, 2003 near Kumayt, Iraq.
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Shrimp tails: handles, decorations ... tasty part of a meal?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 4, 2017
There are a few reasons why restaurants keep the shell on the tails of shrimp.
A king prawn cooks on a barbecue. 
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Food is at the center of US-UK trade concerns

by Stephen Beard
Aug 11, 2017
The big fear is that America will flood the market with cheap produce.
Pedigree Aberdeen Angus beef cattle on a farm in Macclesfield, England. 
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