Food Policy

Chellie Pingree visiting a farm during a Women in Agriculture event

A Comprehensive New Federal Roadmap for Climate Action on Farms

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02.26.20

Indigenous women mapping land

An Enormous Land Transition is Underway. Here’s How to Make it Just.

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02.24.20

Cattle in an Oklahoma feedlot. (USDA photo by Alice Welch)

Is Trump’s USDA Ready to Address Climate Change?

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02.14.20

Onion Field in New York's Black Dirt Region

New York Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Their Onions. U.S. Lawmakers Want a Trade Investigation

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02.07.20

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

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

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02.05.20

Hot Food Bar With Variety Of Dishes

3 States Moving to Make More SNAP Recipients Eligible for Hot Meals

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01.21.20

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

School Food Waste photo by G Witteveen on Flickr.

A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools

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01.16.20

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

spraying a dandelion weed with glyphosate

Community-Led Efforts to Ban Glyphosate in Public Spaces Pick up Speed

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12.17.19

Aerial view of deforestation to make land for farming in Brazil

Does a Loophole in Organic Standards Encourage Deforestation?

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12.16.19

Cory Booker in silhouette. Photo CC-licensed by Sean Davis

Will 2020 Mark the Rise of a Vegan Voting Bloc?

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11.14.19

worried farmer standing in his farm field

Government Bailouts Are the Only Thing Bringing Farm Incomes Up

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11.13.19

Japanese Beef cattle. Photo by japanexterna.se

As Beef Comes Under Fire for Climate Impacts, the Industry Fights Back

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11.08.19

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

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

Jason Grimm feeds his chickens on his farm, Grimm Family Farm, near North English, Iowa. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

How States are Helping Farmers Adopt Sustainable Practices

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10.16.19