Corn and soybeans and government regulation lead to a glut of ultraprocessed foods. Here's how — and how we can fix it.

If you want to see the birthplace of America’s ultraprocessed diet, take a drive through the upper Midwest in high summer. Before long, you’ll be hypnotized by the shimmering green blanket of corn ...

Soy lecithin is a common food additive that’s often used to improve the consistency and quality of packaged foods. Take salad dressing, for example. As an additive, soy lecithin emulsifies ...

Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high-fertility fields, according to a ...

The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing ...

Among the programs funded by USAID and soon to be shut down are 19 university labs across the country focused on soybean research. Peter Goldsmith, director and principal investigator of the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...