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 ...

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

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 ...

As the August 1 deadline set by President Trump approaches, some agricultural products will face new taxes. Others will be spared by new trade deals.

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 ...

July 24, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this morning announced a significant reorganization of the agency that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said would “ensure all agencies ...

July 24, 2025 – Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) has introduced a bill that would change federal pesticide laws to codify the individual right to sue companies for harms caused by agricultural ...

In a three-hour hearing Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee brought in representatives of the animal agriculture industry to provide testimony that state-level animal welfare bills, notably ...