Due to grant cuts by the USDA, Agroecology Commons will offer less support to fewer aspiring farmers from underserved ...

We launched the Food Policy Tracker in January to follow federal policies that impact the US food system. Of 100 stories, ...

Democrats and Republicans are co-sponsoring the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act, which has broad support among farm ...

During a Senate hearing, Stephen Vaden said the agency’s plan to move employees out of DC will reduce costs; senators ...

A Q&A with local food expert Dara Bloom explores this untapped market for farmers—even though the USDA eliminated funding for ...

July 30, 2025 – Yesterday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed repealing the agency’s own finding that greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to climate change ...

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The Trump administration cut climate funding for nearly two dozen environmental, food, and farming grants.

July 28, 2025 – On Friday, officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a notice in the Federal Register asking the American public to weigh in ...