Noah Wicks

School districts are joining some state agriculture and education departments in appealing to the Agriculture Department to create a list of food products that are exempt from Buy American requirements because U.S.-made versions are hard to obtain.

The National Young Farmers Coalition, with support from U.S. restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, announced a new campaign Tuesday asking Congress to invest $2.5 billion over 10 years to in the 2023 farm bill to “facilitate equitable access to one million acres of land for the next generation of farmers.”

Maine voters chose to enshrine a right to food in their Constitution last Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. state to add such an amendment. The measure may not change much, if anything, about the state’s laws surrounding the production of food. Or it could entirely reshape them.

This week’s election results are raising questions about the future of President Biden’s legislative agenda and putting a new focus on the struggles Democrats are having in rural America.

A provision of congressional Democrats' Build Back Better Act that would pay producers $25 per acre to plant cover crops is getting serious attention from sectors in the agriculture industry with ambitious climate goals, though others are unsure of how effective the measure will be in comparison to existing programs.

The House could vote as soon as Tuesday on its massive, $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill. Lawmakers worked through the weekend on tweaks to the package of climate measures and social spending.

One by one, oil refiners hoping to ride the wave of demand for renewable diesel created by California’s low carbon fuel standard have announced ambitious plans for their own plants. But, the surge will likely come at a cost to biodiesel producers, who often rely on the same soy-based feedstocks to create their product in much smaller plants.

A new grant from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation and the Soil Health Institute centered around regenerative cotton-growing practices aims to eliminate one million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2026.

The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) plans to beef up its efforts to prevent the spread of Salmonella, the agency announced Tuesday.