Turkey prices are sinking as the pandemic may keep some American families from hosting big groups this Thanksgiving. (Bloomberg)

China’s voracious appetite for imported meat is starting to wane, as domestic pork prices fall and consumer worries grow about the coronavirus lingering on food. (Wall Street Journal)

As oil refiners face an uncertain future for fossil fuels, many are investing millions to convert refineries into renewable diesel plants that cut carbon emissions by processing discarded fats rather … Read More

As the world’s 450 public development banks held their first summit this week, committing to steer the global economy onto a greener and more resilient path, data showed poor communities … Read More

Lake County-area veterans are finding Growing Healthy Veterans, a nonprofit based in Grayslake, can help them learn to cope with PTSD and other war-related issues. (Chicago Tribune)

Here’s what to know about spending less on your holiday dinner – and an analysis of cooking Thanksgiving dinner versus buying it premade. (U.S. News & World Report)

Robert Bonnie, an Obama appointee at the USDA and now the head of an initiative to identify agriculture’s role in mitigating climate change, will lead a review of the Agriculture … Read More

A new $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) will support University of Illinois scientists and collaborators as they develop improved … Read More

People all over the country are exhausted by the losses of the pandemic, police violence and continuing protests against it, and the tensions of the election. Even cooks who found … Read More

President Donald Trump’s administration has levied tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese goods, and experts predict trade tensions with China will continue under the Biden administration. (Marketplace