USDA

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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
Senior Writer

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
Senior Analyst

__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