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Recent Editions
A Slice for Your Pi Day
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Fighting Back
Weekly Newsletter | February 29, 2024
Leap Day editrion: FTC v. Kroger + Albertsons White House v. hunger States v. ingredients Potatoes v. radiation
Potential, Meet Reality
Weekly Newsletter | February 22, 2024
Weight loss drugs: their potential for reduced food production. The 2024 Farm Bill: its potential for real frustration. Food safety: …
Sweet, Sour and Scrappy
Weekly Newsletter | February 15, 2024
Shelling out major coin for Valentine’s Day. Bickering over hunger relief. Griping over shrinkage in farm statistics.
Money Out the Wazoo
Weekly Newsletter | February 8, 2024
Food prices: beef up, wings down Earnings: burritos up, farms down Super Bowl ads: thumbs up, thumbs down
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