Food Policy

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

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