Soybeans Were America’s Biggest Export to China. Now, Sales Are Down to Zero.

China stopped buying soybeans from America in May, placing a retaliatory tariff on the bumper crop after President Trump increased levies on goods from China.

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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers

North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.

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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers

North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.

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Patagonia’s Big Bet on a Modest Grain

The apparel company thinks that a little-used wheat alternative can boost regenerative farming and help the planet. Not everyone agrees.

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Patagonia Changed the Apparel Business. Can It Change Food, Too?

The outdoor apparel maker from California wants to fix farming. The first challenge is convincing consumers to think of it for sardines and beer.

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Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?

If you’ve noticed that certain baked goods are more tolerable abroad, it may not be all in your head.

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A New Book About Baking Bread Is Only Sort of About Bread

“Existential Bread,” a book by the poet and amateur baker Jim Franks, is only sort of about bread.

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How Healthy Are Chickpeas?

If you want to incorporate more plants into your diet, these legumes are a good place to start.

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