This week’s news roundup explores new pesticide restrictions in Mexico and France, unspent USDA farm funds, the MAHA strategy, and more.
Agriculture
‘You Can’t Have the Practices Without the People’ When Building Just Food Systems
It matters not only who has a seat at the table, but who is actively contributing to the conversation.
Food Tank and The Rockefeller Foundation to Spotlight Regenerative Food Systems at Climate Week NYC
Conversations will explore how regenerative school meals can trigger positive impact across the food value chain, from farmer to eater.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: To Roundup or Not to Roundup
Farmers are experimenting with conservation agriculture and debating the role of fertilizers and herbicides in building resilience.
Organic Month Kicks Off with New Campaign to Build Trust in the Organic Seal
OTA wants to help shoppers understand how to choose products that are better for them and the planet.
A New Era for Pork: Gene-Edited Pigs Approved for Consumption
The GM hogs are designed to be resistant to PRRS, called “the most economically important viral disease of pigs worldwide.”
Immigrant Workers Need Us to Recognize Their Humanity, Not Just Their Labor
Immigrant workers fuel the U.S. food system, but harmful policies put their livelihoods, dignity, and humanity at risk.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: What Ethiopian Farmers Taught Me About Resilience
Regenerative agriculture means protecting and improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity, creating diverse and nutritious diets, and ensuring economic sustainability for farmers.
Through Indigenous Seasonal Growing, Local Ingredients and Animals Boost Resilience
From Minnesota to Ethiopia, leaders are proving that food resilience is rooted in community and tradition.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Agri-Communities, Soil Science Research Gaps, and Sargassum Solutions
Explore how farming communities, chemical policy, and global aid cuts are shaping the week’s most important food stories.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Why Farmers Must Be at the Table in Addis and Beyond
Too often, leaders develop and implement legislation without farmer input. That means laws that affect farmers’ daily lives are written without their lived experience in mind.
240+ Speakers Are Joining Us at Climate Week NYC. Will You Be There Too?
Now more than ever, as a food and agriculture movement, we need to show the world that our systems are both a key solution to the climate crisis and that the climate crisis demands urgent attention.
Bee Colony Collapse Threatens U.S. Food Supply
In 2025, U.S. beekeepers face massive losses as a serious bee colony collapse threatens crop pollination and honey production—pesticide-resistant mites are one suspected culprit.
Morocco’s Grassroots Movement to Preserve Crops and Culture
Through participatory agriculture and women’s empowerment, the High Atlas Foundation helps preserve traditional crops while cultivating resilience and biodiversity across Moroccan communities.





