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United Farm Workers Files Lawsuit Over H-2A Wage Freeze

A labor group is suing the federal government over a proposed wage freeze for foreign... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 10, 2020
What’s Going on With All These Farmer Protests in India?

A massive series of protests in response to farm bill changes in India have made... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 9, 2020
Biden to Reportedly Pick Tom Vilsack as USDA Chief

On Tuesday evening, Hans Nichols of Axios reported that President-elect Joe Biden plans to select... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 8, 2020
New York State Bans ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food Packaging

Over the past few years, environmental and health advocates have been banging the drum about... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 8, 2020
Democrats Choose David Scott to Head House Agriculture Committee

After a minor squabble, House Democrats have chosen a new head of the Agriculture Committee.... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 4, 2020
Lab-Grown Meat Receives Its First Approval for Sale—In Singapore

The promise of lab-grown meat is enticing, from an environmental point of view. Theoretically, lab-grown... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 2, 2020
EPA Draft Report Finds Glyphosate Harms Many Endangered Species

Much of the debate over glyphosate, the herbicide from Bayer-Monsanto, has revolved around its effects... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 1, 2020
Study Finds 1 Percent of Farms Own 70 Percent of World’s Farmland

Just like with wealth inequality, land inequality can have disastrous effects on agriculture and on... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 27, 2020
Farmworker Groups Ask for Prioritization in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Workers in the agricultural and food production fields have been hit especially hard by COVID-19.... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 26, 2020
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