Commentary

depressed farmer standing outside his barn, looking sad and hoping for smarter policy solutions

New Meatpacker Rules Won’t Support or Protect Farmers

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01.17.20

Lani Estill's sheep grazing at Bare Ranch. (Photo by Paige Green for NRCS)

In the Rush to Solve Climate Change with Lab-Based Foods, Don’t Write off Farming

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01.09.20

cattle in a cafo feedlot

Public Health Experts Support a Ban on CAFOs. New Polling Suggests the Public Does, Too

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12.17.19

Farmworkers pick squash at Lewis Taylor Farms, which is co-owned by William L. Brim and Edward Walker who have large scale cotton, peanut, vegetable and greenhouse operations in Fort Valley, GA. USDA Photo by David Kosling.

Immigrants Lift Up a Food System in Need of Reform

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12.11.19

Workers in a coffee shop serving soy and other plant based milks

It’s Time to End the Vegan Tax

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11.29.19

Members of the Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust. (Photo by Matt Feinstein)

A New Generation of Black Farmers Is Returning to the Land

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11.27.19

Farmer Abbie Corse and her two sons. Photo by Amy Overstreet.

I’m a Farmer and a Mother. Both Roles Should be Valued More

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10.30.19

Protesters outside Aramark headquarters. (Photo by Sophia Epstein)

Institutional Food Has a Sourcing Problem. This Coalition is Trying to Fix It.

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10.25.19

a row of meat products in a supermarket (CC-licensed by Raysonho on Wikimedia Commons.)

Restricting Plant-Based “Meat” Labels Won’t Save the Meat Industry

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10.18.19

A farmer walking through a wheat field in the sunset

The World Food Prize Should Help Farmers Fight Climate Change

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10.17.19

Ranchers Emery Birdwell and Deborah Clark on the Birdwell Clark Ranch in Texas. (Photo credit: USDA NRCS)

Ranchers Denounce Corporate Control over Cattle Markets

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10.11.19

Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo. USDA photo by Preston Keres

The Food System Needs Whistleblowers, Too

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09.30.19

woman throwing food away into the compost bin making food waste

There’s a Blueprint to Halve the Food Waste Fiasco

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09.06.19

Composite photo of beef cattle eating grass in front of the Amazon rain forest burning

A Livestock Farmer’s Response to the Amazon Fires

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09.04.19

a farmer in a field looking out at the harvest and thinking about supply management

Warren and Sanders Think This Farm Policy Will Help Rural America Rebound. Does it Stand a Chance?

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08.26.19

the front of a walmart supercenter

Walmart’s Super-Sized Impact on the Food System

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07.12.19

Oregon farmer Noah Williams works with the USDA NRCS to build healthier soil on his farm. (Photo CC-licensed by NRCS Oregon

Will Indigo Ag’s New Private Carbon Market Pay Off for Farmers?

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07.11.19

Heinz Thomet of Next Step Produce in Maryland

A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step

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07.10.19