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Dairy cattle line up to feed.

David McNew/Getty Images

November 6, 2024

What a Second Trump Administration Means for Food and Farms

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of sign for the US Department of Agriculture Whitten Building in Washington, DC; the building is in the background, among trees, a garden, and walkway

Melissa Kopka/Getty Images

September 30, 2024

It’s Time to Institutionalize Equity at the Department of Agriculture

DeShawn L. Blanding
Senior Washington Representative

photo of male and female Black farmers at a protest, holding signs that read "Discrimination is wrong," "Don't take our land," and "Equal justice is the law"

Anson Eaglin/USDA

August 27, 2024

A Brief History of Discrimination against Black Farmers—Including by the USDA

Precious Tshabalala
Economist

photo of a US Senate door in a dark brown wood; in gold letters a plaque on the door says "Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry"

Shutterstock/DCStockPhotography

March 18, 2024

Show Me the (Agriculture Appropriations) Money

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

photo of rows of wilted savoy cabbage in a farm field affected by drought

BearFotos/Shutterstock

January 24, 2024

The USDA’s Climate Hubs Could Help Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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 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 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

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

close-up photo of one hand reaching out with a bowl of soup and another hand taking the bowl; in the background are other hands dishing out soup and other hands ready to accept the soup

addkm/Shutterstock

May 9, 2023

Food Insecurity Is a Bigger Problem Than Our Government Thinks

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a mobile farmers market set up at a commuter rail station; a man is reaching into his back pocket to pay for groceries that a masked employee is bagging while another masked employee rings up his purchase

Jenna Shea Photojournalism

April 18, 2023

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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

close-up photo of a hand holding a mound of dark, moist soil

March 28, 2023

Why Soil Health Is So Important to the Agriculture Resilience Act

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a smiling US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack holding copies of the 2023 interim report by the USDA Equity Commission; he is flanked by one female and one male member of the commission who are both applauding; the US flag and the USDA flag are in the background

Tom Witham/USDA

March 2, 2023

Will an Equity Commission Report Address Systemic Racism at the USDA?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a Black family buying fruit from a White female farmer at a stand with many colorful fruits and vegetables on display in the foreground; farm buildings are in the background

February 15, 2023

Could 2023 Be the Year of Sustainable Nutrition Security?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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

photo of soldiers in camouflage uniforms and masks at a long table filling many crates with food supplies

Georgia National Guard/Maj. Charles W. Westrip

December 21, 2022

Hunger Is a Long-Term Emergency—Federal Benefits Should Reflect That

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Fruits and vegetables of all sorts are inspected by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) Market News Reporters and Specialty Crop Inspectors at the Terminal Market in Chicago, April 26, 2019.

Preston Keres, USDA/Flickr

December 15, 2022

Latest Round of USDA Climate-Smart Grantmaking is Both Better and More of the Same

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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