Peas once served as a modest side dish, but this spring, they are turning up in far more of the meals Americans make on busy ... Read more
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By 2032, the average person is expected to consume 8.6 kg of pulses, the dry, edible seeds of legume plants, each year. World Pulses Day ... Read more
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Only 5% of Americans get enough fiber, but Gen Z is changing that. Here's what's driving the fibermaxxing trend.
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Nearly 70% of Americans are eating less meat, but most don't have a plan. Here's why the shift is happening and what's getting in the way.
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As stated in part one of this article in last week’s edition, seventy-two percent of Americans report that the pandemic is changing how they e…
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Many Delta fields that once turned white with cotton are now yielding a below-ground crop and helping propel Mississippi up the list of peanut-producing states. The state has an estimated 47,000 acres of peanuts this year, up more than 200 percent from the 14,000 acres grown in 2011. The U.S. Department of …
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi farmers moved from ninth to seventh this year among peanut-growing states, more than tripling the number of acres planted in peanuts. Fresh figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Mississippi farmers put 50,000 acres into peanuts this year, up sharply from the estimated 15,000 acres planted in 2011. The increase …
