Food + Politics
Queen Anne’s County Maryland Farm Service Agency Key Program Technician Jessica Clarke talks with Ethan Whiteside, Owner/Operator of WF Angus who has an active Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP) contract with NRCS and recently applied for FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. September 2020
Congress agrees on funding for farmers, hunger relief in spending bill to avert shutdown
Queen Anne’s County Maryland Farm Service Agency Key Program Technician Jessica Clarke talks with Ethan Whiteside, Owner/Operator of WF Angus who has an active Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP) contract with NRCS and recently applied for FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. September 2020
09.24.2020
by H. Claire Brown
The exterior of a courthouse in Alabama. September 2020
National farm groups push for increased Black land ownership
The exterior of a courthouse in Alabama. September 2020
09.23.2020
by April Simpson
FDA sign outside of headquarters. September 2020
This week at FDA: The agency releases long-overdue food traceability rule, and the White House demands a sign-off on all new initiatives
FDA sign outside of headquarters. September 2020
09.22.2020
by H. Claire Brown
hay harvest in Macdona, TX. September 2020
One year after a mass employee exodus, USDA’s research arm remains half-staffed. New work has ground to a near halt.
hay harvest in Macdona, TX. September 2020
09.22.2020
by Jessica Fu
cotton harvesting in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020.
“The South hit the jackpot”: Federal watchdog finds Trump administration’s trade relief program unevenly compensated farmers in some states
cotton harvesting in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020.
09.15.2020
by H. Claire Brown
A USDA poster depicting a
Mapping Trump’s food boxes: More than 1,000 counties received no aid in May and June, while some organizations received 9 truckloads a day
A USDA poster depicting a
09.08.2020
by Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
Houston Food Bank workers transporting SNAP fruit and veggie boxes, September 2020
“Someone’s profiting off this”: New public records reveal Covid-19 hunger relief contractors get handsome payouts for mediocre food boxes
Houston Food Bank workers transporting SNAP fruit and veggie boxes, September 2020
09.03.2020
by Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend free meals for kids through December 31, 2020. At the Bonaire Elementary School in Bonaire, GA on August 31, 2020.
USDA changes course on school meals, allowing schools to serve free lunch to all children
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend free meals for kids through December 31, 2020. At the Bonaire Elementary School in Bonaire, GA on August 31, 2020.
08.31.2020
by Jessica Fu
Aline Martins, center, distributes free and reduced lunch during the first day of classes in Broward County at Discovery Elementary School in Sunrise, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.
USDA doubles down against allowing schools to serve free lunch to all children this fall
Aline Martins, center, distributes free and reduced lunch during the first day of classes in Broward County at Discovery Elementary School in Sunrise, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.
08.24.2020
by Jessica Fu