Farm Bill 2018

photo of a farmer in the cab of a harvester, driving it through a field at dusk, with the last light of the sun in the background

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 21, 2023

As Expiration Looms, a Look Back at the 2018 Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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June 21, 2019

What’s the Difference Between Food Stamp Abuse and a First-Class Exposé? Race.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue attends a Farmer's Roundtable where President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America April 25, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C.. USDA photo by Preston Keres

December 20, 2018

The 2018 Farm Bill Is Now Law. But the Shenanigans Continue…

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

USDA

November 11, 2018

On Veterans Day, Why Aren’t Congress and the USDA Looking Out for Those Who Served?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: IIP Photo Archive/Flickr

October 10, 2018

With The Farm Bill Expired, Will Science Stall?

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Photo: Sustainable Food Center

October 1, 2018

Lapsed Farm Bill Hurts Central Texas Farmers and Low-income Families

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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September 4, 2018

What Happens in the Next 26 Days Could Change Our Food and Farm Future

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: Paige Stanley

August 22, 2018

What Congress Does Next Could Cost Farmers and Taxpayers Billions

UCS Science Network

A drought-stricken soybean field in Texas

Photo: Bob Nichols, USDA/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

August 10, 2018

In the Final Stretch of the Farm Bill, Keep an Eye on Crop Insurance. (Crop Insurance?)

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

August 8, 2018

Farmers Markets and SNAP: Thanks, New York…Your Move, Congress

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Michael Vadon

July 24, 2018

Trump Administration Declares Poverty is Over, We Can All Go Home Now

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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July 17, 2018

The Midwest’s Food System is Failing. Here’s Why.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 9, 2018

Across the United States, Local Food Investments Link Harvest to Health

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: Tim McCable, USDA/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

June 21, 2018

What Our 50-State Scorecard Says About Farming and Water Pollution (and What the Farm Bill Should Do About It)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Preston Keres/USDA

June 12, 2018

We Ranked All 50 States from Farm to Fork. Why We Bothered—and a Taste of Our Takeaways

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

June 1, 2018

What the Failed House Farm Bill Got Wrong About SNAP and Work

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: CC0/public domain

May 14, 2018

SNAP is a boon to urban and rural economies—and small-town stores may not survive cuts

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Calvin Riggleman holds an oregano seedling and soil on Bigg Riggs farm in Hampshire County, WV

Photo: Lance Cheung, USDA

April 18, 2018

Will Congress Give Farmers the Farm Bill They Want?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

House Agriculture Committee chair Mike Conaway speaks at a hearing.

Photo: USDA

April 16, 2018

SNAP Work Requirements Provoke Broad Opposition to House Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

US Air Force

April 12, 2018

SNAP already has work requirements. Adding more won’t solve poverty.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

US Air Force

April 10, 2018

USDA Focus on Nutrition Program “Integrity” is a Smokescreen

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Farmer Kate Edwards of Wild Woods Farm in Johnson County, Iowa

Photo: USDA

March 13, 2018

Investing in the Future Farmers and Stewards of America

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Photo: Erik Scheel/CC0 BY SA, Pexels

February 12, 2018

Popular Nutrition Program for Farmers and Families at Risk in 2018 Farm Bill (Correction)

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: Rick Obst/CC by 2.0, Flickr

December 20, 2017

What's in the Nutrition Title of the (Food and) Farm Bill?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor