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Trump administration releases new rules on school nutrition standards, rolls back...
Last week marked the first of many rollbacks the Trump administration and the USDA are planning on the way the USDA administers school lunch programs.
USDA releases final GMO labeling standards
"Most studies have shown that consumers expect highly processed ingredients to be labeled and many food manufacturers want to provide that information."
‘Mass starvation plan:’ Trump USDA to push work requirements for food...
"This regulation blatantly ignores the bipartisan farm bill that the president is signing today and disregards over 20 years of history giving states flexibility to request waivers based on local job conditions."
A new economic model for the South: Ditch corporate welfare and...
“With modest increases in public investment in technical support and start-up capital … cooperatives could greatly expand into new markets, employ significant numbers of people, and contribute healthier food to their communities.”
Pressure is on the Senate to reject Trump’s nominee for chief...
"We urge the Senate to listen to the American people and reject this pesticide industry loyalist who will put corporate profits over farmers, public health, and our environment."
Trump’s proposed budget slashes SNAP funding and ends recipients’ ability to...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, will no longer be in monetary form and instead recipients will receive "USDA Foods package."
U.S. bans Brazilian beef imports
The United States Department of Agriculture suspended fresh beef imports from Brazil until the country “takes corrective action” to address “public health concerns, sanitary conditions, and animal health issues” in its cattle supply chain.
Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist
Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
Race, history, and the #ScienceMarch
“People from all parts of the political spectrum should be alarmed by [Trump’s] efforts to deny scientific progress.”
USDA to reimburse farmers in order to expand organic farming
The USDA hopes by making these changes we will see an increase in participation in the National Organic Program.
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Senate approves record Pentagon budget as Democrats help advance Trump’s defense agenda
Bipartisan vote sends $900 billion military bill to Trump’s desk amid war powers concerns and domestic cuts.
Holiday shoppers are flexing political power through big boycott campaigns
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.
How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
3 in 4 Republicans under 45 say they prefer US funded health care over...
New IMEU and YouGov polling shows majorities of Republican voters, especially younger adults, favor redirecting taxpayer dollars from Israel to domestic health care as skepticism grows over long-term military funding.
Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries and Palestinian Authority documents amid accusations of...
The latest proclamation widens full and partial entry restrictions, targets Palestinians holding Palestinian Authority travel papers, and draws condemnation from lawmakers and refugee advocates who say the policy is racist and punitive.