FDA addresses enforcement of ban on pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos
USDA announces public comment session for input on organic program
Factory Farms Destroy Ecosystems
Collateral Damage: How Factory Farming Drives Up the Use of Toxic Agricultural Pesticides
At an Annual Sustainability Gathering, Big Ag Describes its Efforts to Control the Narrative
A report from the floor of the Sustainable Ag Summit, where industry leaders are paying more attention to an ‘anti-meat agenda’ than the climate crisis.
Why Aren’t USDA Conservation Programs Paying Farmers More to Improve Their Soil?
Soil health is crucial to fighting climate change, but a new study finds that funding to support it in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is lacking.
Will the Next Farm Bill Move the Needle on Climate Action?
USDA has proposed spending $1 billion to support climate-smart commodities. Where should the focus be – carbon markets, manure digesters on livestock operations, climate-smart enhancements to conservation programs, investing in regenerative grassfed systems of livestock production, carbon markets? What policy will represent a paradigm shift to a more sustainable system vs tweaking that leaves an industrial commodity agriculture in place?
Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture
Polices and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of sustainable farming practices in the US.
“Bringing Black Farmers And Food Businesses Into The Fold Requires Reparative Capital”
Black Farmer Fund’s $1 million pilot fund, which attracted over 50 applications, is investing in eight farm and food businesses in this first cohort.
Op-Ed: Young Farmers Are Locked Out of the System, and the Asset Economy Is to Blame
Lone Star legacies: Black ranchers in Texas tend cattle, land, and family history most of all
A multimedia storyteller found an emotional mission: documenting the rich lives of Black farmers and ranchers. She started with her own kinfolk and her fellow Texans.
