• The Business of Food with Steve Alexander

  • By: WGN Radio
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The Business of Food with Steve Alexander

By: WGN Radio
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  • Steve Alexander reports on the agriculture industry with stories of how what we eat goes from farm to plate and profiles of the people and companies who make it all happen.
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Episodes
  • The Soybean Sniff Test

    The Soybean Sniff Test
    May 3 2025
    Here’s how it works: “Dig up the soybean and hold it up to your nose. If it smells like earth, you’re good. But if you can squeeze it and a liquid comes out and it smells rotten? Guess what, it’s rotten.” That’s how Brad Mason, a field agronomist for Pioneer Seeds in Western Illinois describes […]
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    Less than 1 minute
  • The Pickle Capital of the World

    The Pickle Capital of the World
    Mar 25 2025
    In 1978, the Illinois State Legislature proclaimed St. Charles, Illinois, “Pickle Capital of the World.” It didn’t matter that not one pickle is produced in the city on the Fox River. The designation was solely because Pickle Packers International, a non-profit focused on educating consumers about the benefits of pickles, was located there until it […]
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  • DOJ opens investigation into high egg prices

    DOJ opens investigation into high egg prices
    Mar 10 2025
    In the audio clip below, Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell tells WGN’s Steve Alexander he believes the Department of Justice’s launch of an investigation into egg prices on March 6 was due to Farm Action’s letter to the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission urging the departments to investigate and take action to restore competition […]
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