Food + Politics
USDA gmo label on left with corn on right side in gray circle with red textured paper in background December 2021.
USDA is facing a legal challenge over its new GMO labeling standards

12.07.2021
by Lela Nargi
Farmworkers work at the Heringer Estates Family Vineyards and Winery in Clarksburg, California December 2021.
Thousands of farmworkers will see pay raises in 2022
Farmworkers work at the Heringer Estates Family Vineyards and Winery in Clarksburg, California December 2021.
12.07.2021
by Melissa Montalvo
Man in white shirt and blue jeans stands in front of construction site with blue sky in background december 2021.
As tax dollars dry up, ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects
Man in white shirt and blue jeans stands in front of construction site with blue sky in background december 2021.
12.02.2021
by Seth Bodine + Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media
Irrigation ditches created by the federal government. 111921
How a federal drought relief program left southern Oregon parched—and contributed to the ongoing groundwater crisis in the West
Irrigation ditches created by the federal government. 111921
11.23.2021
by Jessica Fu
Silhouette of state of Maine filled with pictures of farms, fishing, and local government 110121.
Maine voters to consider “right to food” constitutional amendment
Silhouette of state of Maine filled with pictures of farms, fishing, and local government 110121.
11.02.2021
by H. Claire Brown
A man carries box at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. October 2021
The pandemic disrupted Americans’ access to food. Not everybody suffered equally.
A man carries box at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. October 2021
10.28.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America + Madison McVan
Norman Greer, 84, and William Ballard (L) repair a grain table on Greer's farm as the threat of rain delays their plans to harvest soybeans in Princeton, Indiana. Greer is one of two full-time black farmers who still farm in Lyles Station, a region of Indiana once dominated by black farmers. Black farms in the U.S. once numbered nearly a million but now there are fewer than 36,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest farm census. October 2021
After a last-ditch lawsuit is filed in Texas, Black farmers wait to learn the fate of USDA’s imperiled debt relief program
Norman Greer, 84, and William Ballard (L) repair a grain table on Greer's farm as the threat of rain delays their plans to harvest soybeans in Princeton, Indiana. Greer is one of two full-time black farmers who still farm in Lyles Station, a region of Indiana once dominated by black farmers. Black farms in the U.S. once numbered nearly a million but now there are fewer than 36,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest farm census. October 2021
10.26.2021
by Safiya Charles
Feature illustration for commentary on the refugee cookbook. A split screen shows 3 refugee women sitting around a table in a colorful kitchen sharing a meal and drinks. On the right, a white woman stands at a counter in a commercial kitchen behind a camera in a recipe test kitchen. October 2021
The rise and folly of the refugee cookbook
Feature illustration for commentary on the refugee cookbook. A split screen shows 3 refugee women sitting around a table in a colorful kitchen sharing a meal and drinks. On the right, a white woman stands at a counter in a commercial kitchen behind a camera in a recipe test kitchen. October 2021
10.21.2021
by N.A. Mansour
Conservationists see rare nature sanctuaries. Black farmers see a legacy bought out from under them.
10.21.2021
by Tony Briscoe, ProPublica + Rashod Taylor