What’s changing in food and health this week? A vaccine contract gets pulled, cultivated meat faces bans, and infant formula ads come under new scrutiny.
Agriculture
Turning the Lights Back On: A Co-op Model for a More Secure Farming Future
Organic Valley is helping farmers build lasting security through a cooperative model that supports mentorship, market stability, and growth.
Small Island Food Security: Local Solutions, Global Lessons
How can islands grow more of their own food and rely less on imports? This network is helping Small Island Developing States share knowledge about sustainability, tourism, and local food production to boost food security.
Uncertainty on Top of Uncertainty: The Political Instability Facing Farmers
Farmers are battling more than climate and market volatility—they’re facing a wave of political decisions that threaten their livelihoods and local food systems.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: MAHA Report, Worker Heat Protections, and Droughts in Europe
Food Tank covers U.S. food aid cuts, European climate threats, PepsiCo’s revised targets, and a new push to protect workers from heat.
New Legislation Protects Pesticide Manufacturers from Legal Complaints of Harm
Agrochemical companies like Bayer are lobbying for legal immunity against failure-to-warn lawsuits linking pesticides to adverse health effects.
Op-Ed | Exploring a Just Transition for Livestock Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture
Regenerative livestock farming, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation each play a role in strengthening the food supply.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Cuts, Soda Bans, and Avian Flu
A look at soda bans, school meal impacts, and what climate data says about our food future.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation
This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.
Meeting the Moment: What the Organic Sector Needs to Sustain Growth
As demand for organic agriculture reaches new highs, experts say strategic support is needed to ensure farmers and markets can keep up.
Planting for the Future: Expanding School Food Forests
School food forests offer a lasting solution to student nutrition, climate resilience, and hands-on education. Now, NFSN is working to scale them nationwide.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: USDA Departures, Traditional African Food Systems, and El Niño
This week, we’re looking at USDA resignations, food security risks, and whether dairy is making a comeback.
Op-Ed | Defining Regenerative Agriculture with Integrity
New science reveals the toxic footprint and climate costs of conventional no-till farming practices that are sold as regenerative agriculture.
An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health
Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Aid Cuts, COP30 Momentum, and Bailouts for Farmers
Explore this week’s top headlines on food policy, global aid, climate action, and more.
These Farm Workers Are Calling for a Boycott—Until Their Union Is Recognized
Failure to recognize the union, unreasonable quotas, and mistreatment of employees are among the reasons farm workers are calling for a boycott.
Op-Ed | Why Gender Equality Is the Key to Healthy Diets for Everyone
Changing norms and creating fair policies can lead to meaningful improvements in women’s economic participation and leadership.
The Climate Is Changing and Science Has Answers—But What Happens if the Funding Dries Up?
The climate crisis is hurting farmers as research funding falls.
The Fight for the Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program, which provides extra money for food assistance recipients to purchase fresh produce from local farmers, faces budget cuts. Food justice advocates are fighting to keep the program afloat.