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Calley Means speaks during a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)

MAHA Supporters Form New Organization to Boost RFK’s Goals in D.C.

May 16, 2025

The MAHA Institute’s work on the ground in Washington could impact policy on food ingredients, agricultural inputs, and overall health.

California Decides What ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Means. Sort of.

By Laura Reiley

February 5, 2025

an organic farm with dozens of different vegetables planted in the ground, and hedgerows in the background

Report Casts Doubt on Safety of New Roundup Products

October 22, 2024

What Happened to Antibiotic-Free Chicken?

May 22, 2024

hickens gather around a feeder at a farm on August 9, 2014 in Osage, Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Op-ed: Walmart’s Outsized Catch

By Aaron Van Neste

November 21, 2023

Photo of a shark swimming through a school of fish, with a gritty overlay including walmart's yellow and blue colors. (Photo credit: Scott Carr, Getty Images, illustration by Civil Eats)

Walmart and EDF Forged an Unlikely Partnership. 17 Years Later, What’s Changed?

November 15, 2023

Aerial view of cargo containers, semi trailers, industrial warehouse, storage building and loading docks, renewable energy plants, Bavaria, Germany

Will the USDA Crack Down on Antibiotics Labeling in Meat?

June 22, 2023

Momentum Builds to Regulate Water Pollution from CAFOs

April 11, 2023

An overhead image of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation and manure pits

Farmers March for Urgent Climate Action in DC

March 9, 2023

The Rally for Resilience marches to the U.S. Capitol building. Signs at the front read

Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications

By Twilight Greenaway and Cinnamon Janzer

October 17, 2022

Farmer Doug Crabtree walks in his sunflower field (Photo by Jennifer Hopwood, Xerces Society)

The Field Report: Are Expiring School Meal Waivers a Looming Catastrophe?

June 15, 2022

LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 11: Pam Howard, a school food service assistant, prepares lunches for curbside pickup during a period of Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) at Hazelwood Elementary School on January 11, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jefferson County Public Schools, along with many other school districts in the US, have switched to NTI in response to severe staffing shortages caused by the prevalence of the omicron variant of COVID-19. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

What Is the Future of Organic?

February 14, 2022

Female farmers harvesting organic heirloom cucumbers on summer morning

Could a Rapid Test For Antibiotics Bring Transparency to the Meat Supply Chain?

November 23, 2021

Packaged pieces of meat on a supermarket showcase

Cocktail Historian Shanna Farrell on Why the Spirits Industry Needs a ‘Grain to Glass’ Revolution

By Shoshi Parks

November 11, 2021

Shana Farrell and the cover of her new book "A Good Drink"

What the Meat Industry Can Learn from the Downfall of Belcampo

By Beth Hoffman

November 4, 2021

Beef cattle standing in a field

Fast Food and Grocery Giants Promise to Sell ‘Better’ Chicken—Is It Enough?

October 14, 2021

Farm grass field with chicken in foreground on poatrol with trees and barns in the background under and overcast sky.

Are Some Animal Welfare Labels ‘Humanewashing’?

January 19, 2021

shopper inspecting certified meats for their humanewashing labels

Marion Nestle Imagines an ‘Enlightened’ Approach to National Food Policy

By Marion Nestle and Kerry Trueman

September 4, 2020

marion nestle and the cover of her new book, let's ask marion

USDA Moves Forward with Sweeping Plans to Prevent Fraud in Organics

August 17, 2020

a worker importing wheat that has been certified under usda organic standards

Restricting Plant-Based “Meat” Labels Won’t Save the Meat Industry

By Trey Malone and Brandon McFadden

October 18, 2019

a row of meat products in a supermarket (CC-licensed by Raysonho on Wikimedia Commons.)

Does Your Food Label Guarantee Fair Farmworkers’ Rights? This One Does.

April 29, 2019

farm workers picking carrots in the field.

Can Hydroponic Farmers Spray Glyphosate Just Before Becoming Organic?

By Gosia Wozniacka

April 23, 2019

hydroponic growing plants in a greenhouse

Montana Ranchers are Kicking Up Dust to Bring Back Country of Origin Labels on Meat

By Twilight Greenaway

February 7, 2019

Jeanie Alderson with her cows

The Organic Food Industry Forges Its Own Path to Expand Growth

By Sarah Shemkus

November 14, 2018

hand reaching for organic produce at the supermarket

Organic Dairy Farmers Kevin and Lisa Engelbert On a Movement They Helped Shape

October 31, 2018

Lisa Engelbert on the farm. Photo by Lela Nargi