Current Farm Bill Waste Targeted as Congress Moves Toward Next Farm Bill
Two new efforts in Washington seek to rein in the subsidies.
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Maine Food Sovereignty Bends but Doesn't Break After USDA Threats
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
States Fight Back Against USDA Rules That Cause School Food Waste
Bad mandates result in uneaten foods. Schools figure out how to respond.
Momentum Building to Cast Off USDA Checkoff Marketing Programs
Two lawsuits and action in Congress indicate wasteful, unconstitutional mandates may be on their way out.
PRIME Act Would Help Put the 'Local' Back in Local Meat Production
States could set their own rules for meat that's processed and sold within their own borders.
To Reduce Food Waste, Government Must Get Out of the Way
Efforts to combat the problem continue to bump up against idiotic and outrageous laws.
School Lunches To Suck More Like They Used To
Awful Obama administration-era reforms are being scaled back slightly. School lunches will still stink.
Who Should Decide if 'Hydroponic' is 'Organic'?
A controversy highlights the need to get the USDA out of organic food altogether. (Even a major newspaper thinks so!)
What Trump's Win Means for Food and Agricultural Policy
Should we expect a scaling back of regulations or even repeals?
Election Focus on Food Policy Is Lacking
As the presidential race drags into the home stretch, food issues don't even rate as a blip on the polls.
Bad Food Data and Science Still Make for Bad Food Policy
USDA's diet guidelines are a mess because the information it uses is suspect.
The USDA's Synthetic Oversight of Organic Food
As an ongoing lawsuit makes clear, the regulations are a joke. How do we fix them?
USDA Wrongly Targets Wyoming's Food Freedom Act
A raid last month targeted a vendor who was selling chili at a farmers market.
Why the USDA Shouldn't Be Buying Up Surplus Cheese
The feds are bailing out dairy producers. Here's why that's a terrible and wasteful mistake.
Dumped Cherries a Reminder of Awfulness of USDA Marketing Orders
Hurting farmers and consumers. Squeezing out competitors. Forcing production abroad. Causing food waste. What's not to love?
Food Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election
Farm subsides, GMO responses, and regulatory overreach should prompt some discussion.
Here's a Federal Program That Actually Does Prevent Foodborne Illnesses
It's based on research and sharing information, not on more regulations.
USDA School Lunch Problems Continue
New research paints a rosy picture of the program. But is the picture telling the whole story?
The USDA's Abdication of Defining 'Grass-Fed' Is Good For Consumers
The label failed to earn the support of farmers, ranchers, and customers.
Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance.
Nina Teicholz, critic of a federal dietary guidance committee, talks about her work.
Reps. Massie, Polis Team Up for Food Freedom with Delicious Unapproved Steaks
Congressmen attempt to draw attention to oppressive USDA meddling.
PRIME Act Would Steer Meat Processing in the Right Direction
A great new bi-partisan House bill would wrest control over intrastate meat slaughter from the USDA.
Raisins, the Supreme Court, and Food Freedom
The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause now protects you from government programs that steal your food.
Raisin Farmers Fight for Crop Control
Supreme Court hears case of USDA agricultural takings.
Could a Single Food-Safety Agency be the Answer?
If a new federal food-safety agency would help eliminate inefficiencies, it might earn widespread support.
Supreme Court Gets Another Chance to Kill Crazy Raisin Regulations
The implications reach far beyond just raisins.
Separate School Lunch and the State
The USDA's school lunch program has earned a failing grade.
What's Inside a Washington, DC Food Desert?
Baylen Linnekin looks inside a Washington, DC food desert-which features a Starbucks and a campus dining hall. And pomegranates.
Make Lunch, Not War
Are one in four Americans really too fat to fight? The figure appears to be inflated.
Lawsuit Against USDA Says Authoritarian Cherry Board Is the Pits
A lawsuit shines a light on a USDA-created board that controls supply, says you can't sell tart cherries without board permission.
National School Lunch Program Embarrassment Continues
The USDA has managed to make school lunches stink even more. So why does the government continue to double down on the program?
Breaking the USDA's Slaughterhouse Stranglehold
The recent recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat highlights the fact that USDA regulations make eating truly "local" meat difficult for consumers. How can we fix that?
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
The Problem With Federal Food-Labeling Laws
Why markets are superior to government mandates when it comes to food labeling.
Chuck Schumer Engineers USDA Greek Yogurt Subsidy
The New York senator helps land a sweetheart deal for a politically-connect yogurt company.
Meet the New Farm Bill, Same as the Old Farm Bill
Taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance, like all farm subsidies, is a costly bipartisan disaster.
A Constitutional Argument Against the So-Called "Monsanto Protection Act"*
How awful is a new GMO law amendment you've probably heard about?
Supreme Court May Put an End to Government's Raisin Takings
The justices consider an "outdated" New Deal-era farm control law.
