Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture
Joe Biden’s choice for agriculture secretary is more of the same.
Agriculture
Joe Biden Should Think Twice About Cracking Down on Meat-Processing Plants
Requiring meatpackers to pandemic-proof their facilities will have unintended consequences.
Food Issues That Should've Been Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Election
Food industry workers and wonks make their case for agricultural and food industry reforms.
New Biotech Photosynthesis Hacks Would Boost Crop Yields by 50 Percent or More
Growing more food on less acreage means more land for nature.
Congress Considers Dueling Meat Bills To Meet Demand and Foster Food Resiliency
Three bills are on the table, but only one of them promises to unshackle small and independent ranchers.
Canada's Largest Province Grapples with Food Rules During COVID-19
Ontario has added new protections for agricultural workers and relaxed restaurant regulations.
Jersey City Is Growing Leafy Greens for $17 Per Pound to Give Away for 'Free'
The city will spend close to $1 million building vertical gardens to provide produce for its healthy eating programs.
China Is Not Coming Close To Meeting Its Import Goals Under the 'Phase One' Trade Deal
That's probably because those goals were always completely unrealistic. Less than six months after the deal was signed, it's already coming apart.
Is Record USDA Farm Aid Another Permanent 'Temporary Solution'?
Most of the money will go to the wealthiest agriculture businesses.
The WHO Is Right To Reject Calls To Ban So-Called 'Wet Markets'
Wet markets should be made safer, not driven underground.
To Stanch COVID-19 Meat Crisis, Let Small Farmers Sell Meat to Local Grocers
The ability of Americans to buy meat in grocery stores is at risk due to serious supply-chain issues caused by COVID-19.
Federal Red Tape Is Keeping Local Meat Processors From Helping Fix Our Supply Problem
A renewed push to pass the PRIME Act picks up steam as COVID-19 leaves us all asking “Where’s the beef?”
It's Possible To Cut Cropland Use in Half and Produce the Same Amount of Food, Says New Study
Restoring up to 2.2 million square miles to nature
New Wyoming Law Lets Local Ranchers Sell Cuts of Meat Directly to Consumers
Wyoming’s first-and-best-in-the-nation food freedom law just keeps getting better.
COVID-19 Immigration Restrictions Make Labor and Food Shortages a Real Possibility
We need to be careful, but we also need people to bring food from fields to our tables
Impossible Foods: Capitalism Is the Most Powerful Lever To Fight Climate Change
Impossible Foods says that animal agriculture is a leading cause of climate change. Instead of trying to pass laws to ban meat, it's providing tasty, plant-based alternatives.
Trump's Agriculture Department Just Called Bull on a Key Part of His China Trade Deal
Instead of $12.5 billion in new agriculture purchases exports to China this year, the USDA expects less than $4 billion.
Undercover Animal Rights Investigation Snares Iowa State Senator Who Sponsored State's Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law
If you think the worse thing you can do to a pig is kill it, footage from Rozenboom's farm will disabuse you of that notion.
Nonprofit Sues Overzealous Texas Regulators To Protect Small Farmers
Texas is ignoring federal law to harass small farms.
Bipartisan House Agriculture Bill Is a Win for Both Farmers and Immigrants
The reform could help formalize immigrant farm labor.
Chinese Researchers Are Trying To Edit Pigs' Genes To Resist Disease
Can they do it fast enough to stop the African swine fever apocalypse?
The Nation's Biggest Dairy Is Failing Despite Relentless Government Intervention
Government has tilted the scales in milk's favor for so long that dairies forgot how to compete.
Why Raw Butter Producers Are Suing the FDA
Raw butterists are understandably salty about a prohibition on interstate commerce.
Can Vegetarianism Stop Climate Change?
Eating meat doesn't have as big of an impact on the environment as you've been told.
Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
The Trade Deficit Keeps Growing. And Here's 3 More Data Points Showing Trump Is Losing His Trade War
Investment in American businesses has fallen sharply since the start of the trade war, and American exports are way down too.
How 'Ag-Gag' Laws Stifle Free Speech
The government shouldn't pass special laws that prevent people from revealing what's true.
Trump Doubles Down on Ineffective Tariffs, Further Harming U.S. Farmers and Consumers
As messy as things are, they could get uglier still.
New Research Shows the European Union's Anti-GMO Rules Are Ridiculously Bad
“Neither de facto [GMO] bans nor mandatory labeling can be justified.”
Congress Just Passed a Farm Bill That Legalizes Industrial Hemp. Other Than That, It's a Disaster.
The House Freedom Caucus calls it "a sprawling, cronyist agriculture bill."
Republican Leaders Sneak Support for Yemen War Into Farm Bill Vote: Reason Roundup
Plus: Google hearing once again reveals legislative ignorance on tech and IRS auditors target more low-income taxpayers.
Oregon Oysterman's Poop Problem Shows Need for Market-Based Regulations
If we want fresh oysters, good cheeses, and clean water, we should rethink how we regulate all three.
High Yield Modern Farming Better for the Environment, Says Nature Study
Low yield organic farming uses up lots more land and harms biodiversity
The New Farm Bill Is Going To Suck
Just like the last one. And the one before that. And the one before that.
Rounding Up the Science Behind the Monsanto Glyphosate Ruling
"Irrational and even hysterical" reporting about glyphosate has served to poison the well of public opinion, says one researcher
Trump's Trade War Targets Second-Most-American Pie Filling
Cherry growers get hit with steep tariffs right in the middle of their harvest season.
It's Time To Put Our Federal Meat Inspection Law Out To Pasture
Outdated regulations are hampering the beef meat industry.
The Farm Bill Was Bad Policy, But That's Not Why the House Killed It
The corporate welfare in the farm bill is likely to end up on President Donald Trump's desk anyway, even after a surprising defeat in the House.
Arizonans Get More Freedom to Operate Food Trucks, Grow Hemp
Maybe don't do both, though.
Special Interest Groups Want to Slaughter the Lab-Grown Beef Business
The cattle industry would rather rent-seek than compete.
Trump's Trade War Will Crush American Farmers, Fuel Soy Boys
Chinese tariffs will make American soy cheaper in domestic markets, crushing farmers' profits and disrupting a $14 billion international market.
Is Degrowth the Only Way to Save the World?
Welcome to the latest gussied up version of Malthusian eco-pessimism!
Court Kills Most of Idaho's Law Against Secret Farm Recordings
A likely-fatal blow to to the state's censorious "ag gag" law
Upstate N.Y. Town Defeats Anti-Farming Bill
A dispute with neighbor spurred a measure to crack down on smaller properties. But the town's large agricultural community fought back.
States Partner to Sue Massachusetts, California Over Costly Livestock Bans
Two states attempt to dictate how farmers outside their boundaries treat their animals.
