What Farmers Really Want From the 2023 Farm Bill
We dig into what groups across the country are asking for.
This Bill Could Help Alleviate Agriculture’s Labor Shortage
States and agricultural associations are calling on the US Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would provide important updates to the H-2A temporary workers program on which the industry has come to rely.
The Perilous State of School Lunches
Two years of universal free lunches showed teachers and students what school meals could be. Now, administrators are bracing for the end of that funding—and getting creative with how to continue feeding kids with limited resources.
Lawmakers Are Exploring Ways to Support Beginning Farmers
As more American farmers retire, leaders are looking to incentivize younger generations, who are faced with a number of challenges, to take their place.
The CEO Who Wants Us to Care More About the Humanity Behind Our Food
After learning about how her own company sourced ingredients, Soupergirl founder Sara Polon realized it was time to change. Now, she wants other companies to join her.
In New Book, Relationship Between US Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers Laid Bare
In Milked, journalist Ruth Conniff explores how American reliance on Mexican labor has bonded two seemingly opposed groups.
Opinion: With Sky-High Fertilizer Prices, There’s an Opportunity to Grow Crops More Sustainably
The Biden administration is paying US companies to boost synthetic fertilizer production to compensate for an unstable global fertilizer market, but there are other, more sustainable ways to cultivate crops.
Majority of US Voters Support Offshore Aquaculture Expansion
A recent survey, conducted by Stronger America Through Seafood, found that 84 percent of respondents think it’s important to expand aquaculture in American waters.
President Biden Calls on Farmers to Double Crop in Face of Food Insecurity
The war in Ukraine has upended global markets, causing staples like wheat and sunflower oil to spike. How is the American government responding?
