USDA Announces Updates to School Meal Nutrition Standards
The changes will roll out in the 2022-2023 school year.
EPA Launches Investigation Into North Carolina Hog Operations
The state is allowing Smithfield Foods plants to produce biogas from hog waste lagoons—a decision that disproportionately affects the surrounding communities of color.
It’s the End of Food as We Know It—But It Doesn’t Have to Be
In his new book, Dan Saladino examines the ways in which multiple food species are going extinct and what can be done to prevent further loss.
USDA to Set Up ‘Pop-Up’ Site to Ease Port Congestion
With ships stuck off the California coast, the USDA plans to increase the capacity of the Port of Oakland to get agriculture products moving.
Expensive Catfish Regulation Fails to Reel In Results
A controversial USDA inspection rule has had unintended consequences for the farm-raised and wild-caught catfish industries—as well as the food system they’re meant to support.
Truck Drivers Are on the Way to Canada’s Capital to Protest Vaccine Requirements
As tensions over vaccine requirements and supply chain issues rise, a group dubbed the “Freedom Convoy” is headed to protest in Ottawa.
The same strain that crushed the poultry industry in 2015 has been found in the Carolinas. What’s ahead?
Planes Equipped With Precise Sensors Can Measure Fertilizer Levels by Flying Over Farms
The idea, of course, is to reduce fertilizer overuse.
