Access to quality farmland remains the top challenge the new generation faces in building careers in agriculture.
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Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Shutdown Threatens SNAP, U.N. Calls for Climate Finance, and Nestlé Slashes Jobs
This week’s top stories explore SNAP risks from the shutdown, UN climate finance demands, Nestlé job cuts, coral reef collapse, and U.S. obesity trends.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Loss and Damage Fund Launches, African Union Mobilizes for Food Reform, and the CDC Faces Cuts and Confusion
The Loss and Damage Fund is preparing to accept proposals, the African continent boosts food investment, and the CDC faces deep cuts—this week in food and policy.
A Soil Health Journey at Maker’s Mark
Brian Mattingly is an eighth-generation farmer in Marion County, Kentucky, who grew up fascinated by soil. Shortly after college, he was hired at Maker’s Mark, a global whisky brand headquartered just three miles from his childhood home. Now as Director of Star…
Op-Ed | Asia’s Farmers Root for a Resilient Future
Localized control and collective enterprise can lay the groundwork for an agroecology food economy.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Government Shutdown Continues, High Seas Treaty Takes Effect, and Agroecology Model Yields Benefits
This week’s stories cover cuts to SNAP, USDA shutdown impacts, a global ocean treaty, new dietary guidelines, and agroecology in India.
Food Tank’s Fall Reads for Food, Farming, and Our Future
Our fall reading list spotlights 26 powerful new books that explore food, farming, culture, and climate—and how they shape our future.
The Promise of Urban Agroecology to Enhance Food and Nutrition Security in the 21st Century
Teaching communities about urban agroecology is about more than farming. “We are educating people for sustainability in the 21st century.”
Holding Land and Honoring Roots in New York: ‘I’m Meant To Be Here’
When Sea Matías lost their grandmother in 2017, they felt called to continue her legacy of growing plants and building community through food.
“We Are The Environment”: For Farmers, Stories Of Regenerative Food Systems Are Deeply Personal
To conclude Climate Week NYC, ten farmers from around the world took the stage to share deeply personal, moving, inspirational stories of resilient agriculture.
“All Hands on Deck for Our Planet”: Scaling Regenerative Agriculture With Collaboration
At Climate Week NYC 2025, leaders from across the food system emphasized that scaling regenerative agriculture means prioritizing farmer support, collaboration over competition, and storytelling that connects with eaters.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: EPA Proposes Emissions Reporting Rollback, Malawi Introduces GenAI for Farmers, WTO Acts on Overfishing
New global rules, AI tools, and trade disputes are changing how farmers, governments, and consumers navigate a shifting food system.
Leading with Purpose: Food Tank’s Summit Bridges Sectors for Climate Action
Join sustainability leaders, food industry executives, and bold changemakers that are breaking down silos across sectors to accelerate scalable climate solutions.
“A Food Waste Breakthrough” Summit Aligns Industry, Science, and Policy for Climate Action
“Reducing food waste is a fast, cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas emissions while boosting food security, saving households and businesses money, and easing pressure on land and water.”
Join Food Tank at Climate Week NYC 2025: 300+ Leaders, Farmers, and Chefs Unite to Tackle the Climate Crisis Through Food
“The urgency of the climate crisis demands that we not only talk about solutions but also bring together the people who can make them happen.”
Climate Week Summit Explores a Roadmap to a Delicious, Nutritious, and Regenerative Food Future
Bold ideas and tangible actions from across the food industry, media, policy, and culinary worlds are building a more resilient, joyful, and regenerative food future.
Celebrating the Farmers Feeding Our Future at Climate Week NYC
“We are making a difference. We can help solve the problem. We are leaving this land better than we found it.”






