Food Policy

Cows walk through a field at the Double J Jerseys organic dairy farm near Monmouth, Oregon. (Photo CC-licensed by Oregon State University)

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

Man shopping at a food bank to fight food insecurity and hunger.

‘They Go to Work, Come Back, and Starve.’ Why Immigrant Families Are Avoiding Food Assistance

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10.14.19

Ranchers Emery Birdwell and Deborah Clark on the Birdwell Clark Ranch in Texas. (Photo credit: USDA NRCS)

Ranchers Denounce Corporate Control over Cattle Markets

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10.11.19

Geese photo by Amit Talwar on Unsplash

Could New York City End Foie Gras Production in the U.S.?

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10.01.19

Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo. USDA photo by Preston Keres

The Food System Needs Whistleblowers, Too

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09.30.19

Gail Taylor on her D.C. urban farm. (Photo © Lise Metzger.)

The Woman Leading the Way for Urban Farming in the Nation’s Capital

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09.26.19

Elizabeth Warren with Chris Robinson (left) and Laural Clinton of the Iowa CCI Action Fund. (Photo credit: Karla Conrad)

A Political Movement for Food Systems Change Takes Hold in the Midwest

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09.25.19

Representative Chellie Pingree speaks at the Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal press conference. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Pingree's office)

Farmers and Ranchers Sign on to Support the Green New Deal

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09.19.19

schoolgirl eating school lunch in a cafeteria

What Have the Last 10 Years of School Food Policy Taught Us?

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09.10.19

Kamala Harris Democratic climate town hall Screenshot from CNN.

Climate Town Hall Brings Food and Agriculture to Center Stage

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09.05.19

a farmer in a field looking out at the harvest and thinking about supply management

Warren and Sanders Think This Farm Policy Will Help Rural America Rebound. Does it Stand a Chance?

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08.26.19

An upstate New York dairy farm. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA)

Small Organic Dairy Farmers Say the Rules are Stacked Against Them. One Rule in Particular.

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08.13.19

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Cory Booker Wants to Pay Many More Farmers to Practice Carbon Farming

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08.08.19

farmers and ranchers press conference to support GIPSA. Photo credit: RAFI-USA

Farmers and Ranchers Head to DC to Level the Playing Field

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07.19.19