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Project 2025 Spells Out Big Changes to US Agriculture - Civil Eats
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Project 2025 and the RSC budget propose cutting or ending federal programs that support commodity farmers, such as CRP, crop insurance, and commodity payments. These changes could transform the nation’s safety net for corn and soy growers, but face opposition from ag groups and farm constituents.
The Field Report: The Clean Water Act Has Failed to Curb Ag …
WEBMar 22, 2022 · “[The] failure to confront agriculture . . . is probably the biggest program failure in the Clean Water Act,” said Eric Schaeffer, executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), the organization behind the report, at a recent press conference.. In 1972—just two years after Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the inaugural Earth Day was ...
How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming
WEBNov 2, 2020 · Most notably, since the pandemic began, Trump has used the Defense Production Act to allow meat companies to compel their workers to return to work, despite worsening COVID-19 outbreaks.A ProPublica investigation later found that the North American Meat Institute, which represents large companies including Tyson and Cargill, wrote a draft of the order.
It’s Now Legal for Home Chefs in California to Sell Meals. Will …
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Justin Martin sees the permitting fee as a potential roadblock for small, home-based operators, whose margins are often slim. In Riverside County, where the Martins operate their MEHKO, the fee is $651 while administrative fees for violations range from $100 to $500. “When I found out the fee was north of $600, my jaw almost hit the ground,” Justin says, adding that it “could prevent a ...
Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others …
WEBAug 20, 2022 · Learn how two states have passed laws to protect home gardeners from local restrictions, and how activists fought for their right to grow food. Read about the challenges and successes of Nicole Virgil and Julie Bass, who faced legal battles over their gardening practices.
Max Sano - Civil Eats
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Max Sano is a New York City-based reporter and a Master's candidate in the NYU Food Studies program.
Cooking Kudzu: The Invasive Species Is on the Menu in the South
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Editor’s Note: Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South detangles the complicated story of the South’s fickle relationship with kudzu, chronicling the ways the boundless weed has evolved over centuries and dissecting what climate change could mean for its future across the United States. From architecture teams experimenting with it as a sustainable building ...
A New Study on Regenerative Grazing Complicates Climate …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · White Oak Pastures is a sixth-generation farm in Georgia that uses multi-species rotational grazing to improve soil health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A new peer-reviewed paper on its practices shows that it sequesters carbon in the soil, but also requires more land than conventional beef production.