‘Native Foods Have Sustained People for Generations’

Farmers who met with lawmakers in the capital last week say these county-level staff are essential to effective conservation programs. 

Qualifying for federal SNAP benefits is onerous and prevents many eligible college students from applying. States are stepping up to streamline and simplify the process.

In Maine, Maryland, and beyond, the industry is using a well-worn playbook to slow legislators’ attempts to get forever chemicals out of food and water.

We’ve compiled and vetted a list of local organizations bringing food and assistance to those in need.

A look back at our most important stories about women farmers and food producers over the last decade.

The House Agriculture Committee advanced a 2026 Farm Bill with bipartisan support, but farm groups are discouraged by the lack of new investments. 

A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to ​regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.

In order to qualify for the $1 billion in federal assistance, specialty crop growers should have filed reports last week. Many didn’t.