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Labor statistics and food prices now show early signs of negative economic impact, according to a new report.
While the Make America Health Again movement supports alternative farming, few of Trump’s policies promote healthy agricultural landscapes.
Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate change and Trump's policies are making that harder to do.
The letter follows another, sent last week, by a different group of House Democrats, on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Those Representatives also referenced the negative impacts of the ...
Louisiana Shrimpers Fight to Save Their Industry Cheap imported shrimp, environmental degradation, and rising fuel costs are collapsing the seafood economy in the Mississippi Delta. Locals say ...
The agency hosted a week-long “Great American Farmers' Market” on the National Mall last week instead of its traditional summer-long market.
August 12, 2025 – According to new estimates, changes to national food aid in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill will likely cause close to 3 million fewer Americans to receive benefits within the ...
Rebekah Alvey joins us today as our new staff reporter, covering federal actions for our Food Policy Tracker as well as longer-form stories about the U.S. food system. Based in Washington, D.C., Alvey ...
August 15, 2025 – Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee sent Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins an eight-page letter on Wednesday, asking for more information about her plan to ...
August 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has moved to cancel contracts with union employees at its food safety and animal health inspection agencies, which union leaders say will ...
August 13, 2025 — Ultra-processed foods still make up over half the calories consumed by Americans, even as the rates have declined in recent years, according to a report published this week by the ...
Last year, federal stabilization grants provided to the child care sector during the pandemic ended, leaving many centers in “survival mode,” says Bloom, a local foods extension specialist who is ...