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

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is confirmed (again)

02.23.2021
H. Claire Brown
U.S. Agriculture is funded by the public. Shouldn’t it serve the public good?
02.02.2021
by Martin Lemos
Analysis: In easy confirmation hearing, Vilsack fielded questions on climate change, pandemic relief, and trade
02.02.2021
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu + Sam Bloch
We’re told that healthy soil sequesters huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. Scientists are finding that’s not always the case.
01.28.2021
by Jessica Fu
After 10 months of minimal oversight, Biden orders OSHA to get to work
01.26.2021
by Sam Bloch
Biden issues an executive order to boost SNAP benefits
01.22.2021
by H. Claire Brown
After the success of Prop 22 in California, UberEats, Grubhub, and Instacart score a federal victory
01.07.2021
by Sam Bloch
Biden’s choice to lead USDA is sparking a broad backlash. Here’s why.
12.10.2020
by The Counter
Trump spent four years gutting food and farm protections. Here’s what we predict will be reversed on day one of Biden’s term.
11.12.2020
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu + Sam Bloch
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