Not quite two years after taking the helm of the World Food Prize Foundation, former U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad will retire as president of the prestigious, Des Moines-based group that honors ...

Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor, will ...

Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the World Food Prize Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday.

More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter Tuesday calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts with a ...