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COP28 summit: Cow burps, food waste in focus on agriculture day, December 2nd, 2023
US ethanol industry needs carbon capture to feed aviation fuel market -agriculture secretary, November 30th, 2023
Investment funds stocking up on US farmland in safe-haven bet, November 16th, 2023
US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes, November 14th 2023
US carbon capture pipeline setbacks reflect challenges in climate fight, September 28th, 2023
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals, report says, September 15th, 2023
US pork firms split over Congress bill to overturn California animal welfare law, August 2nd, 2023
As lab-grown meat hits menus, the next investor hurdle is scaling, July 20th, 2023
U.S. farm agency told to investigate worker complaints at Maryland research complex, June 30th, 2023
US hunger rates rise as pandemic aid ends, data shows, June 28th, 2023
'A new era': US regulator allows first sales of lab-grown meat, June 21st, 2023
US farm agency to close damaged research building after worker complaint, June 14th, 2023
Exclusive: Staff at top U.S. farm research center file complaint alleging unsafe work conditions, May 19th, 2023
U.S. food banks warn of strain as Republicans seek food aid cuts, April 21st, 2023
US carbon pipeline faces setback as residents refuse to cede land rights, March 9th, 2023
U.S. food benefits for poor to shrink as pandemic provisions end, February 16th, 2023
Insight: Lab-grown meat moves closer to American dinner plates, January 23rd, 2023
World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem, November 15, 2022
Opponents of U.S. carbon pipeline draw lessons from prior pipeline fights, October 25th, 2022
Pork industry takes fight over California law to U.S. Supreme Court, October 10th, 2022
Biden climate law could expand controversial biogas industry, August 19th, 2022
ANALYSIS: Biden debt relief plan disappoints Black farmers for avoiding race, August 17th, 2022
Big U.S. chicken company, Mountaire, asks contractors to oppose transparency rule, August 5th, 2022
U.S. sheep herders sue employers for cartel-like wage suppression, June 2nd, 2022
U.S. Black farmers lost $326 bln worth of land in 20th century -study, May 2nd, 2022
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline's backers have close ties to Iowa government, April 25th, 2022
Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says, April 5th, 2022
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show, March 8th, 2022
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds, February 14th, 2022
INSIGHT: U.S. carbon pipeline proposals trigger backlash over potential land seizures, February 7th, 2022
Nearly 90% of big US meat plants had COVID-19 cases in pandemic’s first year - data, January 14th, 2022
Biden spending bill ignites debate over dairy methane pollution, January 11th, 2022
INSIGHT: Biden farm debt relief plan to exclude thousands of minority farmers, December 17th, 2021
Giant pipeline in U.S. Midwest tests future of carbon capture, November 23rd, 2021
EXCLUSIVE U.S. sees spike in contaminated Australian meat shipments - documents, October 27th, 2021
Find my full archive at Reuters here.
FERN
USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. Will it work? July 15th, 2021 (feature)
At the nation’s largest student farm organization, a reckoning on race, September 8th, 2020 (feature)
Mapping Covid-19 Outbreaks in the Food System, April 2020-August 2021
The air they breathe, December 21, 2018 (feature)
Find my full archive at FERN here.
The Washington Post
Some food stamp recipients may soon lose access to farmers market benefits, July 9th 2018
The Guardian
Is the U.S. chicken industry cheating its farmers?, August 2nd, 2019 (feature)
The American Prospect
USDA Wants to Make Farms Climate-Friendly. Will It Work? July 15th, 2021 (feature)
NPR
The Battle Over Fish Farming In The Open Ocean Heats Up, As EPA Permit Looms, September 18th, 2019
Big Ag Is Pushing Laws To Restrict Neighbors' Ability To Sue Farms, April 12th, 2019
Big Food Versus Big Chicken: Lawsuits Allege Processors Conspired To Fix Bird Prices, February 6th, 2018
Mother Jones
A Year Later, It’s Still Impossible to Tell How Many Food Workers Are Contracting COVID-19, April 12th, 2021
A COVID Outbreak at a California Meatpacking Plant Started a Year Ago—and Never Went Away, March 16th 2021
After Enduring “Complete Hell” During the Pandemic, Food Workers Struggle to Get Vaccinated, January 30th, 2021
At the Nation’s Largest Student Farm Organization, a Reckoning on Race, September 11th, 2021
Find my full archive at Mother Jones here.
The Nation
The Breathtaking Lack of Oversight for Air Emissions From Animal Farms, December 20th, 2019
Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers, July 25th 2018
Stolen Birthright, June 26th 2017 magazine (feature)
The Oregonian
Lost Valley debacle leads to effort to limit mega-dairies in Oregon, April 5th, 2019
The Weather Channel
Why Young Farmers Face Heightened Risks from Climate Change, January 22nd, 2020
Time
Are outbreaks of foodborne illness getting worse? February 28th, 2020
The Washington Monthly
How Rural America Got Milked, Jan/Feb/March 2018 magazine (feature)
Slate
Got Organic?, May 14th 2015
Civil Eats
Trump's EPA Chief is Reshaping Food and Farming: What You Need to Know, February 5th 2018
The State of Trump's USDA: What You Need to Know, October 28th 2017
Is a More Equitable, Fairer Farm Bill Possible?, May 15th 2017
The Future of the Farm Bill, For Now, February 8th 2017
Find my full archive at Civil Eats here.
COP28 summit: Cow burps, food waste in focus on agriculture day, December 2nd, 2023
US ethanol industry needs carbon capture to feed aviation fuel market -agriculture secretary, November 30th, 2023
Investment funds stocking up on US farmland in safe-haven bet, November 16th, 2023
US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes, November 14th 2023
US carbon capture pipeline setbacks reflect challenges in climate fight, September 28th, 2023
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals, report says, September 15th, 2023
US pork firms split over Congress bill to overturn California animal welfare law, August 2nd, 2023
As lab-grown meat hits menus, the next investor hurdle is scaling, July 20th, 2023
U.S. farm agency told to investigate worker complaints at Maryland research complex, June 30th, 2023
US hunger rates rise as pandemic aid ends, data shows, June 28th, 2023
'A new era': US regulator allows first sales of lab-grown meat, June 21st, 2023
US farm agency to close damaged research building after worker complaint, June 14th, 2023
Exclusive: Staff at top U.S. farm research center file complaint alleging unsafe work conditions, May 19th, 2023
U.S. food banks warn of strain as Republicans seek food aid cuts, April 21st, 2023
US carbon pipeline faces setback as residents refuse to cede land rights, March 9th, 2023
U.S. food benefits for poor to shrink as pandemic provisions end, February 16th, 2023
Insight: Lab-grown meat moves closer to American dinner plates, January 23rd, 2023
World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem, November 15, 2022
Opponents of U.S. carbon pipeline draw lessons from prior pipeline fights, October 25th, 2022
Pork industry takes fight over California law to U.S. Supreme Court, October 10th, 2022
Biden climate law could expand controversial biogas industry, August 19th, 2022
ANALYSIS: Biden debt relief plan disappoints Black farmers for avoiding race, August 17th, 2022
Big U.S. chicken company, Mountaire, asks contractors to oppose transparency rule, August 5th, 2022
U.S. sheep herders sue employers for cartel-like wage suppression, June 2nd, 2022
U.S. Black farmers lost $326 bln worth of land in 20th century -study, May 2nd, 2022
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline's backers have close ties to Iowa government, April 25th, 2022
Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says, April 5th, 2022
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show, March 8th, 2022
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds, February 14th, 2022
INSIGHT: U.S. carbon pipeline proposals trigger backlash over potential land seizures, February 7th, 2022
Nearly 90% of big US meat plants had COVID-19 cases in pandemic’s first year - data, January 14th, 2022
Biden spending bill ignites debate over dairy methane pollution, January 11th, 2022
INSIGHT: Biden farm debt relief plan to exclude thousands of minority farmers, December 17th, 2021
Giant pipeline in U.S. Midwest tests future of carbon capture, November 23rd, 2021
EXCLUSIVE U.S. sees spike in contaminated Australian meat shipments - documents, October 27th, 2021
Find my full archive at Reuters here.
FERN
USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. Will it work? July 15th, 2021 (feature)
At the nation’s largest student farm organization, a reckoning on race, September 8th, 2020 (feature)
Mapping Covid-19 Outbreaks in the Food System, April 2020-August 2021
The air they breathe, December 21, 2018 (feature)
Find my full archive at FERN here.
The Washington Post
Some food stamp recipients may soon lose access to farmers market benefits, July 9th 2018
The Guardian
Is the U.S. chicken industry cheating its farmers?, August 2nd, 2019 (feature)
The American Prospect
USDA Wants to Make Farms Climate-Friendly. Will It Work? July 15th, 2021 (feature)
NPR
The Battle Over Fish Farming In The Open Ocean Heats Up, As EPA Permit Looms, September 18th, 2019
Big Ag Is Pushing Laws To Restrict Neighbors' Ability To Sue Farms, April 12th, 2019
Big Food Versus Big Chicken: Lawsuits Allege Processors Conspired To Fix Bird Prices, February 6th, 2018
Mother Jones
A Year Later, It’s Still Impossible to Tell How Many Food Workers Are Contracting COVID-19, April 12th, 2021
A COVID Outbreak at a California Meatpacking Plant Started a Year Ago—and Never Went Away, March 16th 2021
After Enduring “Complete Hell” During the Pandemic, Food Workers Struggle to Get Vaccinated, January 30th, 2021
At the Nation’s Largest Student Farm Organization, a Reckoning on Race, September 11th, 2021
Find my full archive at Mother Jones here.
The Nation
The Breathtaking Lack of Oversight for Air Emissions From Animal Farms, December 20th, 2019
Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers, July 25th 2018
Stolen Birthright, June 26th 2017 magazine (feature)
The Oregonian
Lost Valley debacle leads to effort to limit mega-dairies in Oregon, April 5th, 2019
The Weather Channel
Why Young Farmers Face Heightened Risks from Climate Change, January 22nd, 2020
Time
Are outbreaks of foodborne illness getting worse? February 28th, 2020
The Washington Monthly
How Rural America Got Milked, Jan/Feb/March 2018 magazine (feature)
Slate
Got Organic?, May 14th 2015
Civil Eats
Trump's EPA Chief is Reshaping Food and Farming: What You Need to Know, February 5th 2018
The State of Trump's USDA: What You Need to Know, October 28th 2017
Is a More Equitable, Fairer Farm Bill Possible?, May 15th 2017
The Future of the Farm Bill, For Now, February 8th 2017
Find my full archive at Civil Eats here.
