Farm Bill

Sunrise over the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

How the Midterm Elections Will Impact Food and Agriculture

November 3, 2022

Who wins in this election will impact key federal legislation including the farm bill and the Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

Native Farmers Push for More Equitable Training and Support in the Farm Bill

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

November 1, 2022

Nakai Clearwater Northup stands behind three traditional ethnobotany gardens, which he manages at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. At one time, his people solely relied on them to maintain their cultural connections to food before the founding of Meechooôk Farm. (Photo by Gabriel Pietrorazio)

Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

April 11, 2022

Can produce prescription programs turn tide on diet-related disease?

The Field Report: Will the Next Farm Bill Move the Needle on Climate Action?

February 9, 2022

USDA employees plant Cereal Rye as a cover crop in the garden beds of the urban farm outside of the Department of Agriculture Whitten Building in Washington, D.C., December 15, 2021. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

To Simplify or Diversify? On Today’s Farms, That Is the Question.

By Virginia Gewin

May 13, 2021

a farmer stands in a diversified farm growing organic produce.

Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

By Nancy Matsumoto

May 7, 2021

A farmstand selling community-grown food. (Photo CC-licensed by Suzie's Farm)

Op-ed: Cancelling Student Debt Would Give Young BIPOC Farmers a Chance

By Vanessa García Polanco

April 23, 2021

young farmers who are carrying high levels of student debt are working in the field

Could Price Parity, Supply Management Change the Game for BIPOC Farmers?

By Ray Levy Uyeda

April 14, 2021

bipoc farmers harvesting crops to sell for parity pricing at the farmers market

David Scott Sets Racial Justice, Food Security, and Climate Change as Priorities for House Ag

December 23, 2020

Congressman David Scott, presents the keynote speech of the USDA Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Award Ceremony in Washington D.C., on Thursday, January 11, 2018. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

The Future of Farm Conservation Programs Hinges on the Election

November 3, 2020

Martha Romero guides husband Salvador Prieto as he drives and dumps a load of mulch at their Hass avocado trees in Somis, California. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)

The Farm Bureau Takes a Step to Shore Up the Struggling Dairy Market

February 5, 2020

Gustavo Toledo at Vaqueria Ceiba Del Mar, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

New Meatpacker Rules Won’t Support or Protect Farmers

By Tyler Whitley

January 17, 2020

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

Making Cheese or Jam? A USDA Program to Pay Farmers More for their Crops Faces Cuts—Again

October 23, 2019

Making Willoughby cheese at The Cellars at Jasper Hill in Greensboro, Vermont. (USDA photo by Bob Nichols)

A Green New Deal Must Include Food and Farming

By Earl Blumenauer

January 30, 2019

Hundreds gather in San Francisco with the youth led Sunrise Movement to call on House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to support the formation of a Select Committee to advance a Green New Deal to address Climate Change. (Photo CC-licensed by Peg Hunter)

Despite Small Wins, the New Farm Bill is a Failure of Imagination

December 13, 2018

a rainbow over a farm and barn

Congress Will Likely Legalize Hemp in the Farm Bill. It Should Also Heal the USDA’s History of Discrimination.

By Jillian Hishaw

December 7, 2018

A Change to Farm Bill Conservation Efforts Could Spell Disaster for the Corn Belt

October 18, 2018

Derek Roller in the field at Echollective Farm. (Photo credit: Molly Schintler)

How the Farm Bill Could Keep You from Banning Roundup at Your Kid’s Playground

September 5, 2018

Small group of happy children making bubbles and playing together in nature

What Congress Does Next on the Farm Bill Could Cost Farmers and Taxpayers Billions

By Paige Stanley

August 31, 2018

Management intensive rotational grazing of beef cattle is one example of a conservation practice incentivized by CSP. Here, the author moves cows at the Michigan State University AgBioResearch Center in Lake City, Michigan. (Photo credit: Paige Stanley)

Why the Midwest’s Food System is Failing

By Karen Perry Stillerman

August 3, 2018

Iowa Farm photo CC-licensed by Don Graham

Low-Income Americans on SNAP Still Can’t Afford to Eat Healthy

By Lindsey Haynes-Maslow

July 20, 2018

young child cutting vegetables for salad

Detroit Shows How Cuts to SNAP Affect an Entire Community

By Brian Allnutt

July 19, 2018

detroit and snap

Returning to Life Outside Prison—Without Food on the Table

By Willie Dwayne Francois

July 18, 2018

empty plate on the table

In Alaska, Changes to SNAP Could Spell Disaster

July 17, 2018

the town of Utqiagvik, Alaska

Expanding SNAP Work Requirements is a Ticket to Poor Health

By Nessia Berner Wong

July 16, 2018

Photo CC-licensed by Orbis.