Food Policy

Guest workers striking at King Fuji Ranch

The H-2A Guest Worker Program Has Ballooned in Size, but Both Farmers and Workers Want it Fixed

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07.16.19

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

farmers planting organic food

After 10 Years of Rapid Growth, What Does Organic Mean Today?

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07.08.19

EPA: Factory Farms Don’t Need to Report Emissions

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07.02.19

Red Tide caused by Dinoflagellates off the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier, La Jolla California. (Public domain photo by P. Alejandro Díaz and Ginny Velasquez)

Toxic Red Tide is Back in Florida. Is Big Sugar to Blame?

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06.25.19

Cattle in drylot at Threemile Canyon Farms in Oregon. Photo CC-licensed by Friends of Family Farmers.

Is Oregon Paving the Way for More Mega-Dairies?

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06.13.19

students eating school food in boston USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Boston Brings Sustainability, Equity to Its Food Purchasing

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06.10.19

amanda beal, maine state agriculture commissioner

Maine’s New Ag Commissioner Seeks to Develop a Robust Regional Food Economy

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06.06.19

farmer holding avocados

Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Could Make Your Avocados Toast

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06.04.19

five of the frontrunners for the 2020 presidential campaign

Where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Food and Farming

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05.29.19

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