Food + Politics
Moises Sanchez, middle, age 3, reaches up as his mother receives fresh vegtables. Nov. 17, 2021 in El Monte, CA.
California is moving toward food assistance for all populations—including undocumented immigrants

05.11.2022
by Tina Vasquez
Grainy photo of pigs connected with a white line to a farm with cut-out pig and North Carolina map below all in red theme March 2022.
North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality is facing its second complaint for permitting hog waste operations in poor communities of color
Grainy photo of pigs connected with a white line to a farm with cut-out pig and North Carolina map below all in red theme March 2022.
04.07.2022
by Tina Vasquez
Pigs in gestation crates on farm. March 2022
Five things to know about the SCOTUS challenge to California’s ban on extreme farm animal confinement
Pigs in gestation crates on farm. March 2022
03.29.2022
by Marina Bolotnikova
Glenn Morris, 83, harvests corn on October 11, 2021 in Princeton, Indiana. Morris is one of two full-time black farmers who still farm in Lyles Station, a region of Indiana once dominated by black farmers. March 2022
Federal appeals judge allows Black farm group to join defense in debt cancellation case
Glenn Morris, 83, harvests corn on October 11, 2021 in Princeton, Indiana. Morris is one of two full-time black farmers who still farm in Lyles Station, a region of Indiana once dominated by black farmers. March 2022
03.28.2022
by Safiya Charles
Hogs are raised on the farm of Ted Fox on July 25, 2018 near Osage, Iowa. According to the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the U.S. and the top state for pork exports. March 2022
A common swine drug, banned in Canada, Australia, and the EU, is now under review by the FDA
Hogs are raised on the farm of Ted Fox on July 25, 2018 near Osage, Iowa. According to the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the U.S. and the top state for pork exports. March 2022
03.15.2022
by Lela Nargi
Norman Greer, 79, in jean overhauls and a john deere hat stands in a field of soy beans in the community of Lyles Station in Princeton, IN February 2022.
Promised debt relief, some Black farmers get collection notices
Norman Greer, 79, in jean overhauls and a john deere hat stands in a field of soy beans in the community of Lyles Station in Princeton, IN February 2022.
02.24.2022
by April Simpson
Two women in black hoodies and masks on place a paper towel roll and assorted food items into a cardboard box with small window in background February 2022.
The first answer for food insecurity: data sovereignty
Two women in black hoodies and masks on place a paper towel roll and assorted food items into a cardboard box with small window in background February 2022.
02.23.2022
by Brian Oaster / High Country News
Ground beef is displayed on a shelf at a Safeway store on October 04, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
Do you care if your meat came from the United States? USDA wants your feedback.
Ground beef is displayed on a shelf at a Safeway store on October 04, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
02.22.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
Demarkius Medley in a black hoodie and white mask on his hemp farm in Galesburg,Illinois on a sunny day with plants and a trailer in the background February 2022.
An Illinois bill aims to counteract a decades-long trend: The decline of the Black farmer
Demarkius Medley in a black hoodie and white mask on his hemp farm in Galesburg,Illinois on a sunny day with plants and a trailer in the background February 2022.
02.22.2022
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America