Food Policy

people standing in line for food

Where Do Food Banks Fit in to the Fight for a Green New Deal?

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05.16.19
red meat republic by joshua specht cover and author photo

How America Became the ‘Red Meat Republic’

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05.09.19
Chellie Pingree unveiled her five ag principles at Bumbleroot Organic Farm in Windham, Maine, in April. (Photo by Matthew Whalen Photography)

5 Ways Congress Can Support Farmers to Mitigate Climate Change

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05.08.19
farmers of color in the fields

Farmers of Color May Soon Get More Support in California

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05.06.19
At the Takoma Park farmers' market. (Photo by Cassie Chew)

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Making SNAP Retail Data Public Has Broad Public Health Implications

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04.26.19
kids eating school lunch in the cafeteria

States Sue Trump Administration Over School Nutrition Roll-Backs

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04.05.19
Senator Elizabeth Warren (center) greeted by Art Cullen at the Heartland Forum. (Photo © Damon Dahlen/HuffPost)

At the Heartland Forum, Presidential Hopefuls Address Rural Ag Issues Head-On

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04.02.19
farmer spraying pesticides on his farm with a safety mask on

California’s Pesticide Regulators Are Supposed to Consider Safer Alternatives. Many Don’t.

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03.20.19
Dairy economics illustration by Lily Qian for Edible Manhattan

The Dairy Crisis is Hurting Organic and Grassfed Farms in New York

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03.13.19
Chapel’s Country Creamery farm owner Holly Foster in Easton, MD pours milk curd of fresh raw milk. (USDA photo by Bob Nichols)

Could the Raw Milk Boom Be a Lifeline for Struggling Farmers?

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03.12.19
dairy farmer walking his cows into the milking shed

Can This Radical Approach to Dairies Save US Farms?

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03.11.19
author timothy wise and his book, "eating tomorrow"

How Farm Policy and Big Ag Impact Farmers in the U.S. and Abroad

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03.07.19
farmer harvesting corn

Fixing our Food System—and Reviving Rural America—Means Breaking Up Big Ag

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02.28.19
Kate Greenberg, Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner

Meet Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s New Commissioner of Agriculture

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02.11.19
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey during the introduction of the Green New Deal resolutions.

What the New Green Deal Means for the Food on Your Plate

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02.07.19
Jeanie Alderson with her cows

Montana Ranchers are Kicking Up Dust to Bring Back Country of Origin Labels on Meat

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02.07.19
dairy farmer holding a milk jug in the barn with cows

A ‘Common Food Policy’ Offers a Guide to a More Sustainable Food System in Europe. Could It Be a Model for the U.S.?

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02.06.19
Gorazd Trušnovec, a professional beekeeper in Ljubljana, tends to the beehives on the balcony of the offices of the prime minister of Slovenia

What the U.S. Could Learn From Slovenia About Protecting Bees

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02.04.19