We must also invest in the people who will keep seeds alive and useful.
Agriculture
In Minnesota, Hear Stories from the Present and Future of Farming
Join Food Tank in Minneapolis for Celebrating Minnesota’s Farmers: A Love Story.
Food Tank Explains: Land Tenure
Land tenure can shape how farmers invest, how communities make a living, and who has the power to make decisions about land.
Op-Ed | A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health
Three key myths continue to undermine progress to transform our food and agriculture systems.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Senate Farm Bill, Soil Microorganisms, and South-South Collaboration
The Senate Farm Bill fails to advance, newly discovered soil microorganisms show promise for sustainable agriculture, an extension model brings solutions for farming communities in Nigeria.
How an Opera Singer Found Connection Through Farming
After COVID-19 paused her career, an opera singer found a new calling in farming—and a way to help people reconnect with food, nature, and one another.
Want Better Food Systems? Let’s Make Friends With Insects
Black soldier flies can be a small but mighty partner in the work to transform food and agriculture systems.
Data Centers Want Pennsylvania’s Farmland—This Bill Could Protect It
A GOP bill seeks to restrict data center construction on prime farmland as the rural state faces increasing pressure from developers.
California Eyes Methane Regulations for Dairy and Livestock
Dairy and livestock operations are California’s largest source of methane emissions.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Restores Health Aid, Companies Block Action on UPFs, New Tool Boosts Water Security
This week, the U.S. restores health aid, countries adopt a framework on sustainable livestock management, corporations slow progress on ultra-processed foods, a new tool promises to boost water security.
School Meals Nourish Communities Beyond the Classroom
School meal programs can do much more than address hunger—they can transform agriculture, strengthen local economies, and improve children’s futures.
Agroecology Pays Off: Report Highlights Major Gains for Burkina Faso Farmers
In Burkina Faso, farmers using nature-friendly methods are seeing bigger harvests and higher incomes even in areas hit hard by drought, floods, and conflict
After USAID, Who Will Fill the Agricultural Research Gap?
“I’m confident that we are seeing somewhat of a shift in the traditional donor support in the development arena that could have long-lasting positive impacts.”
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Farmers Protest Toxic Pesticides, USDA Plans Threaten the Agency, Rodale Institute Invests in Agricultural Transformation
Farmers call to phase out harmful pesticides, new warnings emerge over USDA relocation plans, and Rodale Institute announces plans to transition 10 million acres of farmland.
From Risk to Resilience in Nebraska’s Hog Industry
After years of financial risk, a Nebraska farm family finds stability and renewed purpose through a different way of raising hogs.
Food Tank Explains: Organic Agriculture
From healthier soils to stronger ecosystems, here’s how organic farming works and why interest in it continues to grow.
Op-Ed | Food Systems at the Threshold: Wonder Between What Is and What Could Be
The relationships we cultivate shape what becomes possible. When those relationships flourish, food systems flourish—and so do we.
At a Kenya Research Center, Insects Are Helping Farmers Reduce Their Reliance on Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides
Scientists at icipe are using insects and nature-based solutions to help farmers grow food more sustainably and strengthen local food systems.
Op-Ed | First We Subsidized Factory Farms. Now We’re Redesigning Animals for Them.
A new report warns that genetically engineered animals will deepen the harms of factory farming—just as the Senate debates the next Farm Bill.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Right to Repair Won, School Enrollment Boosted, an Oil Pipeline Fought
This week’s news roundup covers a right to repair win, the success of a school farm pilot, and Ugandan farmers’ fight against an oil pipeline.