Food Policy

Sign warning about pesticides on a farm

Hawaii Shows States’ Power to Regulate Pesticides

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06.20.18
people talking at a dinner party

Can Dinner Parties Make America Great Again?

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06.19.18
Relish Catering co-owner Le’Genevieve Squires. (Photo courtesy of V.W. Photography.)

FoodLab Detroit Is Helping Create a Food System by and for People of Color

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06.07.18
Photo © Becky Ruppel Photography

Libraries are Bridging the Summer Gap for Hungry Kids

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06.05.18
Marion Nestle (photo credit: Bill Hayes)

Marion Nestle Looks Back at 30 years of Agitating for Better Food

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05.31.18
Honeybee pollinating a cherry orchard. (Photo CC-licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture)

Europe’s Neonic Ban is a Big Step—But it Won’t Be a Cure-all for Bees

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05.24.18
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue meets with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. (Photo credit: USDA)

What the Failure of the House Farm Bill Means for Good Food Advocates

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05.23.18
Piglets on a slatted floor like those used in Iowa CAFOs. (Photo credit: agnormark)

Iowa Residents to Sue the State Over Air Emissions from Industrial Hog Farms

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05.16.18
Students choosing salad from a school lunch salad bar.

Chicago is Leading the Way Toward a Good Food Future

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05.14.18
Captain Christopher Brown sorts fish at the F/V Proud Mary’s conveyor, with the electronic monitoring cameras visible behind him. Photo © Ayla Fox for The Nature Conservancy

The Future of Fishing Is Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

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05.10.18
SNAP sign at the Portsmouth, Maine, farmers' market. (Photo CC-licensed by Seacoast Eat Local)

Food Policy Councils are Mobilizing to Defend Food Stamp Recipients

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05.01.18
Women from the Abrono Organic Farming Project (ABOFAP) showcase their seeds. Near Techiman, Ghana (Photo CC-licensed by Global Justice Now)

Agroecology is Advancing Around the Globe. Will the U.S. Take Part?

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04.24.18
us flag in a hay bale

Rep. Chellie Pingree: Get Ready for the 2018 Farm Bill Fiasco

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04.18.18
worried farmer by hay bales

Suicide Rates Among Farmers are Alarmingly High. Can Federal Legislation Help?

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04.16.18
farmer looking at field

Farmers (and Eaters) Caught in U.S.-China Trade War

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04.13.18
interstate commerce chicken truck

Rep. Steve King Wants to Undo State Laws Protecting Animals and the Environment

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04.03.18
Roundup for residential use. (Photo credit: David Mulder.)

Inside Monsanto’s Day in Court: Scientists Weigh in on Glyphosate’s Cancer Risks

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03.29.18
childhood hunger

What Children Understand About Food Insecurity

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03.26.18