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A look back on this notable benchmark as the Trump Administration cuts funding for critical programs across the food system.
Farming with trees can buffer the impacts of climate change, but that work faces new obstacles as the USDA slashes funding.
Ultra-processed foods should be eliminated anyway, says Dan Giusti, head of Brigaid. Here’s what it will take to do the job.
Worker advocates describe it as an on-farm immigration raid. The Department of Homeland Security disputes that ...
The arid Southwest has a proven irrigation model, the acequia, for water use that is local, democratic, and resilient to heat ...
The CEO of Hunger Task Force discusses the challenges of meeting food needs in his city after two rounds of federal funding ...
Commissioner Marty Makary and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said food companies are eager to work with them on ...
April 25, 2025 – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) withdrew a rule proposed under former President Biden that would have allowed the agency, for the first time, to stop chicken ...
During the Congressional recess, lawmakers around the country—and from both parties—are hearing directly from farmers about ...
Trump’s USDA has stalled the program, which supports business development for local and regional farms, since the ...
The organic farmer from Maine says it will help farms survive and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming, ...