Lydia Mulvany

There’s plenty of meat in America — for those who can afford it

May 14, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.

While many regular American grocers are running out of meat, specialty food producers have plentiful supplies — for those who can afford it. Production of luxe varieties like heritage pork,...

Quarantine bakers are making flour a hot commodity

April 13, 2020 at 11:02 p.m.

The art of baking at home, while not exactly lost, has been on a decline as Americans slowly shifted from eating in to dining out. But with over 90% of...

The Popeyes chicken sandwich has become a national phenomenon since its August 2019 release.

Chick-Fil-A’s war with Popeyes drains supply of little chickens

January 28, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

Fast-food titans, embroiled in a chicken-sandwich battle, are trying to beat each other with small weapons. Little chickens, whose quarter-pound breasts fit perfectly inside a bun, are proving essential to...

No evidence of aloe vera found in the aloe vera at Wal-Mart, CVS, Target

June 9, 2018 at 4:24 a.m.

The aloe vera gel many Americans buy to soothe damaged skin contains no evidence of aloe vera at all. Samples of store-brand aloe gel purchased at national retailers Wal-Mart, Target...

Something to give thanks for: Falling turkey prices

June 9, 2018 at 6:04 a.m.

Here's another excuse to pig out this Thanksgiving: Turkey prices are down. After suffering from an outbreak of bird flu in 2015, American turkey producers have come back in a...

A worker sprays almond trees with pesticide at Del Bosque Farms Inc. in Firebaugh, California, U.S., on April 6, 2015.

Dairy farmers think almond milk is bogus, but Americans love it

June 14, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.

Milk, the kind from cows, is still Americans' favorite complement to a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. But it's feeling the heat from milk, the kind from almonds. You can tell by the...

Cattle return to a barn after milking in 2014 at a farm in Pearl City, Illinois.

A company called Sexing Technologies sells $200-a-vial bull semen and could rock dairy farms

June 12, 2018 at 8:04 a.m.

When it comes to breeding cows, Oakfield Corners Dairy in upstate New York would rather not let nature take its course. To ensure his prime milk-makers produce daughters, Oakfield partner...

In wake of stabbing, shaken parents stress need to monitor Internet

June 24, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

Leslie Flores, a sixth grader at Horning Middle School, refused to get on the school bus Tuesday morning. After hearing that a classmate had been stabbed 19 times on Saturday...

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