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The policies shaping your plate change every day. Our team of journalists makes sense of them — clearly, independently, and without corporate influence.

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November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Senate Takes Step to End Government Shutdown and Extend Farm Bill

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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
States Prepare to Release Full SNAP Benefits as Judge Denies Administration a Stay

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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
States Sue Trump Administration to Release SNAP Reserve Funds

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October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
USDA Says It Won’t Use Emergency Funds to Provide SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

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October 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
States are warning recipients of SNAP that benefits will stop next month if the government remains shut down, potentially impacting millions of individuals that rely on the program. ➡️ buff.ly/gTsKK6J
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump Administration Proposes Staff Cuts In Offices That Manage Grazing and Wildlife

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October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
USDA Says Some Farmer Support Offices Will Reopen During the Shutdown

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October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
After more than a century, these shellfish have reappeared along the Damariscotta River. Their return is a boon—and a warning of climate change. ➡️ buff.ly/F4Mgp3R
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Judge Blocks Firings of Federal Employees, Including Those Leading Key Health Surveys

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October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Farmers Push Legislators to Keep California Animal Welfare Law on the Books

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October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At #FarmAid’s 40th Anniversary Festival, Neil Young, who co-founded the organization alongside Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp, demanded Big Agriculture companies and billionaire farmland investors “give us your money” to give to farmers.

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October 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
White House Says It Will Fund WIC With Tariff Revenue, But Details Are Slim

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October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
USDA Rejects Republican Request for a Bipartisan Shutdown Briefing

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October 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Trump Administration Eases Application Process and Lowers Wages for Guest Farmworkers

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October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This Federal Food and Agriculture Work Will Cease During the Shutdown

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October 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
USDA Ends Program to Help States Fight Monopolies

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September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some House Republicans Break With Party on State Animal Welfare Laws

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September 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
EPA Will Keep Rule Designating PFAS as ‘Hazardous’

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September 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
At Farm Aid, Top Agriculture Democrats Say Trump’s Policies Are Hurting Farmers

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September 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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September 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Democrats Decry Corporate Consolidation ‘at Every Single Level’ of the Food System

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September 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
House Republicans Block Tariff Challenges

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September 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM