Food Policy

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

June 29, 2022

The Supreme Court limits federal action on greenhouse gas emissions. Plus: new food-focused climate solutions, another look at food miles, and even more nitrogen concerns.

A New Bill Aims to Ban Mergers in Ag and Food Sectors

By Bryce Oates, Daily Yonder

June 14, 2022

The US Is a Dumping Ground for Illegal Seafood. Some Lawmakers Want to Clean Up the Market

By Lee Van der Voo

June 13, 2022

The Field Report: Tom Vilsack on How the USDA Can Transform the Food System

By Lisa Held

June 2, 2022

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces Food System Transformation at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2022. (USDA photo by Tom Witham)

Op-ed: East Buffalo Needs Community-Driven Structural Investments, Not Fly-In, Fly-Out Charity

By The Food Equity Scholars, U.B. Food Lab

May 24, 2022

Mourners light candles at a makeshift memorial outside of Tops market on May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

By Tilde Herrera

May 19, 2022

journalist oliver milman and the cover of his new book, the insect crisis

Op-ed: Food Price Spikes Are About Much More than Ukraine

By Jennifer Clapp

May 16, 2022

NYC Street Food Vendors: ‘We’re Not Hurting Anyone’

By Max Rivlin-Nadler, Hell Gate

May 13, 2022

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 07: People gather for a rally held in support of street vendors targeted by NYPD in Hudson Yards in Manhattan on May 07, 2021 in New York City. Various organizations and elected officials along with street vendors gathered to speak about the alleged targeting of street vendors by NYPD, who Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced would no longer oversee street vendor enforcement. In January, City Council passed Intro 1116, a bill that lifted the permit cap for street vendors by 4,000 permits for the first time since the 1980s. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

In the Face of Numerous Threats, Bees Are Producing Less Honey

By Lisa Held

May 9, 2022

The Field Report: We Asked the USDA About Its New Garden—and Its Larger Climate Goals

By Lisa Held

May 5, 2022

Tom Vilsack breaks ground at the USDA People's Garden. (Photo credit: Tom Witham, USDA)

Op-ed: Monopolies Are Giving Chicken Farmers a Raw Deal. We’re Urging States to Act.

By Patti Anderson and Mike Weaver

May 2, 2022

Manual worker in farm for broiler chickens

$1,000 a Month for Farmworkers? Proposed Payments Aim to Help Amid Drought

By Melissa Montalvo, CalMatters

April 29, 2022

MESA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Agricultural laborers pick lemons inside the orchards of Samag Services, Inc, where they grow Avocado, Lemons and Oranges. The bottom has fallen out of the Avocado market as restaurants close during this period of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Agricultural workers have become essential workers in the race to maintain Americas food supply while simultaneously staying healthy. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)

The Field Report: Congress Grills Beef Industry Leaders Over Consolidation

By Lisa Held

April 28, 2022

Coy Young (right) and other ranchers testify in front of the House Agriculture Committee on cattle price fixing on April 27, 2022. (Photo by the House Agriculture Committee)

US Farmland Increasingly Controlled by Foreign Investment

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

April 22, 2022

The Field Report: Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs Instead of Soil Health

By Lisa Held

April 19, 2022

industrial agriculture tractors working in a corn or soy or wheat field

How Mexican Public Health Advocates Fought Big Soda and Won

By Lisa Held

April 18, 2022

As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Push Back

By Wesley Brown

April 13, 2022

Lays potato chips are displayed at a Dollar General store in Vallejo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

By Lela Nargi

April 11, 2022

Can produce prescription programs turn tide on diet-related disease?

Surviving Small Restaurants Push Forward as Pandemic Ebbs

By Aallyah Wright, Stateline

April 8, 2022

Leland, Miss., natives Lisa and Cedric Bush smile this month inside their newly opened restaurant, Bush’s Kountry Cafe, formerly the Leland Café. Over the past two years, restaurants have struggled to stay afloat, but some states have passed measures to help them survive. (Photo credit: Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts)

The Field Report: New UN Climate Report Urges Food Systems Solutions—Before It’s Too Late

By Lisa Held

April 4, 2022

WILEY, CO - AUGUST 22: Cattle crowd inside a feedlot operated by JBS Five Rivers Colorado Beef on August 22, 2012 in Wiley, Colorado. The severe drought has dried up most of eastern Colorado's natural grassland, forcing many ranchers to sell off much of their livestock to feedlots, which fatten up the cattle for slaughter. More than 50 percent of high plains areas of eastern Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas are still in extreme or exceptional drought, despite recent lower temperatures, according to the University of Nebraska's Drought Monitor. The record-breaking summer weather, which has affected more than half of the continental United States, is expected to drive up food prices by 2013, due to lower crop harvests and the adverse effect on the nation's cattle industry. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions to Keep Farms on Flooded, Unproductive Land

By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News

March 31, 2022

The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

By Zoie Matthew

March 28, 2022

A girl walks with street food vendors calling for legalization of their trade during a march on May Day, on May 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images)

Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

By Steve Holt

March 21, 2022

Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

Op-ed: End the Lifetime Ban on SNAP for Felony Drug Convictions

By Claire Child and Stephanie Clark

March 18, 2022

A sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps

How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny

By Anna Lappé

March 15, 2022

Cow feedlot - How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny

Food Policy

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

A New Bill Aims to Ban Mergers in Ag and Food Sectors

The US Is a Dumping Ground for Illegal Seafood. Some Lawmakers Want to Clean Up the Market

The Field Report: Tom Vilsack on How the USDA Can Transform the Food System

Op-ed: East Buffalo Needs Community-Driven Structural Investments, Not Fly-In, Fly-Out Charity

Today’s food system is complex.

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

Op-ed: Food Price Spikes Are About Much More than Ukraine

NYC Street Food Vendors: ‘We’re Not Hurting Anyone’

In the Face of Numerous Threats, Bees Are Producing Less Honey

The Field Report: We Asked the USDA About Its New Garden—and Its Larger Climate Goals

Op-ed: Monopolies Are Giving Chicken Farmers a Raw Deal. We’re Urging States to Act.

$1,000 a Month for Farmworkers? Proposed Payments Aim to Help Amid Drought

The Field Report: Congress Grills Beef Industry Leaders Over Consolidation

US Farmland Increasingly Controlled by Foreign Investment

The Field Report: Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs Instead of Soil Health

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How Mexican Public Health Advocates Fought Big Soda and Won

As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Push Back

Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

Surviving Small Restaurants Push Forward as Pandemic Ebbs

The Field Report: New UN Climate Report Urges Food Systems Solutions—Before It’s Too Late

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions to Keep Farms on Flooded, Unproductive Land

The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

Op-ed: End the Lifetime Ban on SNAP for Felony Drug Convictions

How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny