6 Ways the Agricultural Resili...
6 Ways the Agricultural Resilience Act Equips Farmers to Fight the Climate Crisis with Science
read more6 Ways the Agricultural Resilience Act Equips Farmers to Fight the Climate Crisis with Science
read moreYet again, Sonny Perdue wants to gut a program that benefits poor people.
read moreThis holiday season, Americans will buy some 20 million turkeys and 300 million pounds of ham.
read moreFood is closely linked to health, yet federal nutrition research is underfunded, even as the costs of diet-related diseases are skyrocketing. Does Washington hold the key to solving the obesity crisis?
read moreThe $144 billion Agriculture Department spends less than 1 percent of its budget helping farmers adapt to increasingly extreme weather.
read moreWorkers are getting injured, but the Department of Agriculture says their safety is not its responsibility.
read moreThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) prevented the release of a plan for how the agency can effectively respond to the impacts of climate change, such as by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through practices like increasing carbon storage in crops and soils.
read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is supposed to use the “latest available science” to help the nation’s farmers avoid risk, according to its own mission.
read moreCritics of the Trump administration’s efforts say the decision is politically motivated.
read more[Translate] Environment Sam Clovis is an admitted climate denialist with no credentials of which to speak. By Jessica Huseman /...
read more[Translate] Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate...
read more[Translate] New law deals major blow to GMO labeling. By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet Genetically modified fruit Photo Credit:...
read more[Translate] Environment The Obama Administration has pushed animal welfare ahead in a remarkable slew of rulemaking actions and...
read more[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mark Isbell When Mark Isbell, a third-generation rice farmer in...
read more[Translate] by Sam P.K. Collins THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock For the first time, changes to U.S. dietary guidelines,...
read more[Translate] Millions of Americans have petitioned for a federal GMO label. When a ‘leading global company’ asks for one, it gets what...
read moreRemember the tiny vial of lavender essential oil that you dropped $35 on at Whole Foods to open your throat chakra?
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