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Food and farming through the lens of the 46th president’s administration.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack hit the road in rural Georgia to talk about historic debt relief for Black farmers. The audience was skeptical.

05.24.2021
Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
Vilsack confirms that USDA research arms will not return to Washington, D.C.
04.29.2021
by Jessica Fu
The Senate appears poised to pass a bipartisan bill to help farmers sell carbon credits. Not everyone is happy.
04.27.2021
by H. Claire Brown
The Biden administration will pay farmers more money not to farm
04.22.2021
by H. Claire Brown
Tens of thousands of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated, but the industry’s Covid-19 crisis continues
04.16.2021
by Madison McVan + Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest + Sky Chadde
WIC has proven effective in improving the health of children and mothers. This could be a big year for the program.
04.15.2021
by Lela Nargi
Biden administration to end USDA food box program
04.14.2021
by H. Claire Brown
Op-ed: We now know Trump’s EPA interfered with science on the destructive herbicide dicamba. It’s time for Biden’s EPA to act.
04.06.2021
by Bill Freese
How does the $1.9 trillion stimulus package impact food and farming?
03.09.2021
by H. Claire Brown
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