Food + Politics
Fieldworkers are photographed picking strawberries on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian.
Supreme Court decision could mean an increase in labor trafficking of farm workers
Fieldworkers are photographed picking strawberries on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian.
07.15.2021
by Kate Cimini
University of Florida researcher Dr. Johnny Ferrarezi inspects citrus fruit at University of Florida research greenhouse in Fort Pierce, Florida on November 19, 2019.
Members of Congress want to control high drug prices by fiddling with an IP law. But could the change hamper agricultural innovation?
University of Florida researcher Dr. Johnny Ferrarezi inspects citrus fruit at University of Florida research greenhouse in Fort Pierce, Florida on November 19, 2019.
07.14.2021
by Lela Nargi
The manager wearing a mask prepares a cocktail at Westville Hudson as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 30, 2020 in New York City. July 2021
Biden is targeting non-compete agreements with an executive order. Here’s what that could mean for the restaurant industry.
The manager wearing a mask prepares a cocktail at Westville Hudson as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 30, 2020 in New York City. July 2021
07.13.2021
by Jessica Fu
waitress wearing a mask and gloves disinfects a table in a Restaurant on May 5, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. July 2021
A small fraction of restaurant relief recipients ended up with a massive chunk of the money, new data shows
waitress wearing a mask and gloves disinfects a table in a Restaurant on May 5, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. July 2021
07.09.2021
by Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
Farmers conversing in Georgia. June 2021
What will happen to USDA’s loan forgiveness for BIPOC farmers?
Farmers conversing in Georgia. June 2021
06.18.2021
by Lela Nargi
Cropped shot of a woman shopping in a grocery store. June 2021
Some states are ending their Covid-19 emergency declarations. For many, SNAP payments will drop dramatically.
Cropped shot of a woman shopping in a grocery store. June 2021
06.15.2021
by H. Claire Brown
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Senator John Cornyn tour the Houston Food Bank, one of USDA’s partners in the Houston area helping feed Americans in need through various nutrition programs administered by the USDA Food, including USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which has distributed nearly 40 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 16, 2020, in Houston, TX.
Food banks welcome $1 billion investment by USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Senator John Cornyn tour the Houston Food Bank, one of USDA’s partners in the Houston area helping feed Americans in need through various nutrition programs administered by the USDA Food, including USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which has distributed nearly 40 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 16, 2020, in Houston, TX.
06.11.2021
by Zachary Smith
Two Ivorian gendarmes walk towards a child caught drying cocoa in the sun in the village of Opouyo in Soubre, on May 7, 2021 during an operation to remove children working on cocoa plantations. June 2021
Can U.S. chocolate companies be liable for child-labor abuses in the global cocoa supply chain?
Two Ivorian gendarmes walk towards a child caught drying cocoa in the sun in the village of Opouyo in Soubre, on May 7, 2021 during an operation to remove children working on cocoa plantations. June 2021
06.02.2021
by Simran Sethi
Tilman Fertitta, CEO of Landry's Hospitality, makes remarks during a roundtable with Restaurant Executives and Industry Leaders at the White House on May 18, 2020. Landry has given more than half a million dollars to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. May 2021
Restaurant lobbying groups and CEOs contributed to many of the GOP governors now ending pandemic unemployment benefits
Tilman Fertitta, CEO of Landry's Hospitality, makes remarks during a roundtable with Restaurant Executives and Industry Leaders at the White House on May 18, 2020. Landry has given more than half a million dollars to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. May 2021
05.28.2021
by Jessica Fu