Farm Bill 2023

photo of a large group of people posed at the base of the US Capitol's steps, with the dome behind them, holding a banner that reads "Land Access Now"

May 20, 2024

Farmers Are Looking to the 2023 Farm Bill for Transformational Agriculture Reform

Guest Commentary

Tomas Hertogh/Unsplash

December 14, 2023

What COP28 Means for Climate Action in a US Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

farm runoff

Lynn Betts/USDA NRCS

December 12, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

photo of Dania Davy smiling for the camera, with woods and filtered sunlight in the background

October 12, 2023

Building a Future for Black Farmers: An Interview with Legal Expert Dãnia Davy

Archie Creech
Outreach Coordinator

photo of Dr. Jennie Stephens, smiling at the camera, standing at the base of some stairs with woods in the background

Catie Cleveland/College of Charleston

October 4, 2023

Fighting to Help Black People—and Others—Keep Their Land

Guest Commentary

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 28, 2023

The IRA Made Huge Climate Investments in Rural Areas. Now, the Food and Farm Bill Must Maintain Them.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of two Black farmers, one male and one female, standing side by side looking out at their farm, with woods in the background

Bill Cotter/UCS

September 21, 2023

Heirs’ Property: The Legal Issue That Has Cost Black Farmers $326 Billion

Archie Creech
Outreach Coordinator

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

Two white men work to install a solar panel on the roof of a home in St. Augustine, Florida, under a bright blue sky

Raze Solar/Pexels

August 30, 2023

One Year After the IRA, UCS Is Hard at Work Bringing Its Benefits to Bear

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

photo of a line of farmworkers picking and bagging heads of lettuce to put in many cardboard boxes on a trailer in the background; the workers are all wearing hats and bandanas as protection from the sun and pesticides

Bob Nichols/USDA

August 24, 2023

The Food and Farm Bill Can Do a Lot for Workers

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a farmer wearing a bucket hat and driving a tractor toward the camera, with some trees and hazy sky in the background

USDA/Lance Cheung

August 15, 2023

Three Things the 2023 Food and Farm Bill Can—and Should—Do

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Pigs crowded into a CAFO

Mark Stebnicki/Pexels

August 10, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Will the New Farm Bill Transform the US Food System?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

photo of faceless farmworkers in a strawberry field; some are bent over picking and others are carrying fully loaded crates on their shoulders

Lance Cheung/USDA

July 18, 2023

Poll Shows Strong Support for a Food and Farm Bill that Protects Workers

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Two workers are bent over in a field, picking strawberries in California. It looks like back-breaking labor.

Tim Mossholder/Unsplash

June 15, 2023

We Must Do Right by Farmworkers, Slaughterhouse Workers, and Food Service Employees

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

photo of a farmer looking out over a flooded field; the sun is setting in the background and the light is reflecting off the floodwaters

Budimir Jevtic/Shutterstock

May 15, 2023

Farmers Can Adapt to Alternating Droughts and Floods—Here’s How

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a massive wall of orange dust clouds moving down an empty road lined with tall streetlights, heading straight toward the camera

Caleb Holder/Shutterstock

May 11, 2023

Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of members of the Good Food For All coalition posing on the steps in front of the US Capitol in May 2023

Juan Carlos Soriano/UCS

May 10, 2023

Coalition Members Deliver Their Food and Farm Bill Message to Congress

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Girl with red hat drinking water

Johnny McClung/Unsplash

May 8, 2023

More Federal Funding Can Close the Rural Water Gap. Will Congress and the USDA Step Up?

Amanda Fencl
Western States Senior Climate Scientist

photo of a family picking strawberries in a field, with a house in the background

SrA Dennis Sloan, USAF/Department of Defense

April 4, 2023

What Should the 2023 Food and Farm Bill Include—and How Do We Make It Happen?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

photo of three scientists measuring water quality in a marshy area with tall grasses; they are each wearing high rubber boots and holding different pieces of equipment

Peggy Greb/USDA

March 28, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act Is a Win for Sustainable Nutrition Science

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

a group of people at a D.C. rally holding a banner that reads, "Farmers for Climate Action: rally for resilience"

Stephen Barrett

March 14, 2023

Farmers, Scientists, Rock Stars Come Together to Advocate for Climate-Smart Food and Farm Bill

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

photo of a sign next to a rural road. It reads "The Next Farm Bill" at the top, and "Town Hall" below, with an arrow pointing away from the road.

Lance Cheung/USDA

February 9, 2023

Six Reasons Why You Should Care about the (So-Called) Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

California Air National Guard members deliver food on April 2, 2020, as part of the Cal Guard's COVID-19 humanitarian mission

The National Guard/Flickr

January 31, 2023

A Hunger Cliff Is Looming: Time to Rethink Nutrition Assistance

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

a Black farmer smiles holding a bucket as the goats he raises gather around him

January 27, 2023

As Congress Prepares for a Farm Bill, Will There Be Justice for Black Farmers?

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist