Dismantling USAID and freezing USDA support for H-2A worker programs mean farmers face a season of uncertainty.

Speaking at an event in West Virginia, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today announced that the Trump administration will start allowing states to prevent individuals from ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the cuts at the FDA and beyond will make the agency more efficient and effective; others worry about food safety and disease outbreaks ...

When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four years old and scared of bees. But with his father’s coaching—and the help of ...

USDA is requesting farmers make changes to their projects so that they align with directives on energy production and DEI, a task experts say may not be legal or possible.

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. Priscilla “Cilla” Lee gave away nearly ...

March 24, 2025 – On Friday, Civil Eats published an in-depth report on two Trump administration actions that are affecting some of the farmers using the H-2A guestworker program in intersecting ways.

March 27, 2025 – Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) will introduce a bill today that would require the USDA to release frozen grant funds, while also prohibiting the agency from terminating existing ...

March 25, 2025 – During multiple fly-ins and town hall meetings, farmers and others working in the food system have been asking their representatives in D.C. for help navigating funding pauses and ...

In November, after months of finishing complicated paperwork, developing infrastructure, and building relationships, the pieces were finally in place for Emma Jagoz to start fulfilling a new contract ...