Food Policy

Food service worker holding a compostable container made with PFAS and forever chemicals.

Will the U.S. Ban PFAS in Food Packaging?

By Tom Perkins

June 3, 2021

A new federal bill could eliminate “forever chemicals” from food production.

A Tiny Pest, a Big Crossroads for California Citrus

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

June 2, 2021

Guy Davies, an inspector of the Florida Division of Plant Industry, shows an orange that is showing signs of

Op-Ed: Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.

By James McGovern and Jahana Hayes

May 26, 2021

A young child watches as local residents receive food items as Food Bank For New York City teams up with the New York Yankees to kick-off monthly food distribution for New Yorkers in need at Yankee Stadium on May 20, 2021 in New York City.

After a Run for Ag Commissioner, Donovan Watson Wants Systemic Change for North Carolina’s Black Farmers

By J. Nailah Avery

May 20, 2021

Donovan Watson holds collard greens at Perkins Orchard. Perkins Orchard. (Photo courtesy of Donovan Watson)

To Simplify or Diversify? On Today’s Farms, That Is the Question.

By Virginia Gewin

May 13, 2021

a farmer stands in a diversified farm growing organic produce.

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Food Workers. Can a New Director Keep Them Safe?

By Lisa Held

May 11, 2021

farmworkers talk to a covid workplace safety protection worker in california. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

By Nancy Matsumoto

May 7, 2021

A farmstand selling community-grown food. (Photo CC-licensed by Suzie's Farm)

The Rise of Guaranteed Income Programs Could Offer a Lifeline for Food Workers

By Nadra Nittle

May 4, 2021

A waiter pours wine during dinner at Galatoire's Restaurant on May 22, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

‘Percy vs. Goliath’ Is a Cautionary Tale of Corporate Control in Agriculture

By Lynne Curry

April 30, 2021

Christopher Walken as Percy Schmeiser in a still from Percy vs. Goliath. (Photo courtesy Saban Films)

Op-ed: How the Pandemic Made it Harder For Immigrants to Access Food

By Megan Carney and Teresa Mares

April 29, 2021

Food is distributed at the Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist church on July 22, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The church distributes hundreds of packages of food every Wednesday. While many New York neighborhoods have long depended on charities, food banks and nonprofits to meet their nutritional needs, the Covid-19 pandemic has only multiplied the number of residents experiencing food insecurity. Across the city groups that serve those in need are seeing a huge increase in clients. According to the mayor’s office, an estimated 2 million people are currently food insecure in New York City, which is up from 1 million people before the pandemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Address the Meat Industry’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance?

By Lisa Held

April 27, 2021

a bunch of cows corralled in pens being fed medically important antibiotics in their feed

Could Price Parity, Supply Management Change the Game for BIPOC Farmers?

By Ray Levy Uyeda

April 14, 2021

bipoc farmers harvesting crops to sell for parity pricing at the farmers market

A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

By Lisa Held

April 13, 2021

a woman and child shop for groceries using wic and snap at the supermarket during the pandemic

A Path to Citizenship Is on the Horizon for Undocumented Farmworkers

By Nadra Nittle

April 5, 2021

a migrant farmworker carries a box of broccoli in a farm field.

Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice

By Chris Jones

March 26, 2021

Water runs off a farm in Iowa. (Photo credit: Lynn Betts / NRCS)

It’s Time to Reinvent Food Banks, Says Expert Katie Martin

By Liesl Schwabe

March 24, 2021

Food is distributed during a mobile food pantry in the agricultural community of Immokalee on February 16, 2021 in Immokalee, Florida.

Op-ed: Using Commercial Bumble Bees as Pollinators Is Putting Wild Bees at Risk

By Matt Kelly

March 12, 2021

Bombus terrestris in flight. (Photo CC-licensed by Paul van de Velde)

Op-ed: What the Farmers’ Revolution in India Says About Big Ag in the US and Worldwide

By Indra Shekhar Singh

March 1, 2021

Farmers participate in a candlelight vigil on New Year's Eve on a highway leading to Delhi on the Gaziabad border on December 31, 2020 in Delhi, India. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images)

Op-ed: We Need to Get Food Industry Dollars Out of Politics to Save Our Democracy

By Lucy Martinez Sullivan

February 26, 2021

A photo of a bunch of soda cans from above, representing big food and junk food

Op-ed: Monopolies In the Food System Make Food More Expensive and Less Accessible

By Philip H. Howard and Mary Hendrickson

February 17, 2021

Will Biden’s Food and Agriculture Appointees Live Up to His Promises on Racial Justice?

By Lisa Held

February 10, 2021

Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address the issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming

By Lisa Held

February 2, 2021

beekeeper releasing bees in a farm field, which is no doubt littered with neonicotinoid pesticides

Questions Remain about Big Food’s Influence on the New Dietary Guidelines

By Greta Moran

January 28, 2021

Getting Food Assistance to Californians Might Get Easier

By Jackie Botts, CalMatters

January 22, 2021

A line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need in Van Nuys, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Biden’s Climate Plan Relies on Farmers Who Are Often Climate Skeptics

By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News

January 13, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden (R) and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (L) look on as Tom Vilsack, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, delivers remarks at the Queen Theater December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Food Policy

Will the U.S. Ban PFAS in Food Packaging?

A Tiny Pest, a Big Crossroads for California Citrus

Op-Ed: Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.

After a Run for Ag Commissioner, Donovan Watson Wants Systemic Change for North Carolina’s Black Farmers

To Simplify or Diversify? On Today’s Farms, That Is the Question.

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OSHA Has Failed to Protect Food Workers. Can a New Director Keep Them Safe?

Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

The Rise of Guaranteed Income Programs Could Offer a Lifeline for Food Workers

‘Percy vs. Goliath’ Is a Cautionary Tale of Corporate Control in Agriculture

Op-ed: How the Pandemic Made it Harder For Immigrants to Access Food

Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Address the Meat Industry’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance?

Could Price Parity, Supply Management Change the Game for BIPOC Farmers?

A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

A Path to Citizenship Is on the Horizon for Undocumented Farmworkers

Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice

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It’s Time to Reinvent Food Banks, Says Expert Katie Martin

Op-ed: Using Commercial Bumble Bees as Pollinators Is Putting Wild Bees at Risk

Op-ed: What the Farmers’ Revolution in India Says About Big Ag in the US and Worldwide

Op-ed: We Need to Get Food Industry Dollars Out of Politics to Save Our Democracy

Op-ed: Monopolies In the Food System Make Food More Expensive and Less Accessible

Will Biden’s Food and Agriculture Appointees Live Up to His Promises on Racial Justice?

Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming

Questions Remain about Big Food’s Influence on the New Dietary Guidelines

Getting Food Assistance to Californians Might Get Easier

Biden’s Climate Plan Relies on Farmers Who Are Often Climate Skeptics