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Rich Bellis

  • Graduate Research Intern, IVM Institute for Environmental Studies
Amsterdam, New York
Covers:  Agriculture, the food industry, climate change, sustainability, environmental innovations
Doesn't Cover: Restaurants and dining, product launches, marketing activations, consumer tech, startup funding announcements, health and wellness

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I'm a journalist, editor and content strategist focusing on sustainability, particularly in the food and agriculture system. My background in business and economic journalism includes senior-level staff roles at NBC News and the Wall Street Journal in New York. I've directly managed teams of reporters and producers, assigned and edited broadcast correspondents and previously led Fast Company magazine's contributor and Op-Ed program. I'm currently based in the Netherlands, where I'm completing a…

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Americans are eating up the meat industry's health claims

Americans are eating up the meat industry's health claims

Consumer appetites for protein are fueling record meat sales, raising experts' concerns about the risk of hea…

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How to sell the next wave of gene-edited crops? Let the little guys do it

How to sell the next wave of gene-edited crops? Let the little guys do it

Incumbent small- and medium-size partners can "do a lot of the legwork" around gene-edited crops, say F&A Nex…

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Growing pains: The next generation of farmers struggles to fit on preserved farmland

Growing pains: The next generation of farmers struggles to fit on preserved farmland

Conservation easements have checked development from gobbling up agricultural tracts for decades, but growers…

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Food brands prepare to follow GLP-1 users on and off the drugs

Food brands prepare to follow GLP-1 users on and off the drugs

Growth will come from so-called "companion nutrition" products aimed at filling dietary gaps for GLP-1 users.

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Schools across the country are struggling to feed your kids

Schools across the country are struggling to feed your kids

Cafeteria costs are devouring K-12 budgets as more food providers leave districts in the lurch, forcing admin…

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Tech alone won't future-proof the food system, experts warn

Tech alone won't future-proof the food system, experts warn

Calls for ambitious policy responses to climate and geopolitical risks in the current food system are growing…

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