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photo of many black and white cows in a barn; two of the cows in the foreground have a tag attached to one ear

December 8, 2022

As the USDA Invests in “Climate-Smart” Agriculture, It’s Hard to Follow the Money

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

A person holds up an enormous zucchini, smiling (the person, not the zucchini). They are part of the Institute of American Indian Arts, a Land-Grant Tribal College and University. They are Land-Grant program Gardner Teresa Kaulaity Quintana (Kiowa), who leads the gardening team, operations, instruction and outreach for all things related the campus demonstration garden and greenhouse, in Santa Fe, NM. Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2019.

Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr

December 6, 2022

How Should the USDA Spend its Research Budget? (We Have Some Ideas.)

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a woman speaking to a crowd on a city street through a microphone, in front of a sign that says "sub-poverty wages: I'm not lovin' it"

Carlos Fernandez, CIW/Flickr

November 21, 2022

How Many Farmworkers Are Food Insecure? It’s Hard to Tell

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Produce at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia.

November 8, 2022

Inflation Is a Triple Threat to Food and Nutrition Security. Here’s Why.

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a couple about to eat a trayful of fast-food hamburgers and french fries

NeONBRAND/Unsplash

March 23, 2022

The USDA Has a Plan to Fix Our Nutrition Crisis—But Will It Work?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Ken Hammond/Flickr.

January 20, 2022

Biden USDA Must Do More to Rebuild a Diverse Science Workforce

Charlotte Kirk Baer
Former Contributor

December 16, 2021

Like Ebenezer Scrooge, Tyson Foods Gets a Visit from the Ghosts of Christmas

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Ruocaled/flickr

November 23, 2021

What Does Corporate Consolidation Mean for Your Thanksgiving Turkey?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Brett Jordan/Unsplash

October 19, 2021

Your Chicken Nuggets May Be Driving the Pandemic

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Hemp grain has the potential to be a sustainable feed ingredient for nutrient-dense fish

October 14, 2021

New USDA Research Grants Show Promising Focus on Food Systems

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

October 1, 2021

Four Ways Congress Can Use the Budget Reconciliation to Help Farmers Build a Resilient Farm Future

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 15, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Tyson’s Near Monopoly is Bad for Workers, Farmers and Communities

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 13, 2021

Will the Biden Administration Take Down America’s Meat Cartel?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

February 2, 2021

Questions for a Once-and-Future Agriculture Secretary

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 9, 2020

How an Upcoming USDA Rule Would Jeopardize the Safety of Poultry Workers

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

__Jens__/Flickr

March 10, 2020

Lunch in the Time of COVID-19: What Schools Need Now to Ensure Kids Don’t Go Hungry During a Pandemic

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

March 4, 2020

Bettina Elias Siegel’s “Kid Food” Explains My Daughter’s Love Affair with a Fast Food Chain

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

October 30, 2019

Trick or Treat? 5 Ways the USDA Secretary Has Pranked Us

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 30, 2019

Trump Axing Advisory Committees Is Bad for Farmers and Nation’s Food Supply

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Ben Stansall/Getty Images

September 20, 2019

Adults Behaving Badly: Climate Edition

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Woman in striped tank top examining orange canister in supermarket aisle

September 20, 2019

Corporate Profit Motives Shape Our Food Environment, and It’s Killing Us

UCS Science Network

August 1, 2019

Trump Administration Sidesteps Congress to Cut SNAP. Again.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

aisletwentytwo/Flickr

July 3, 2019

Is the USDA Relocation Just Good Old-Fashioned Rent Seeking?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Tim Lauer/Flickr

June 26, 2019

The Best School Lunch News You Never Heard

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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