Agriculture

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: MAHA Strategy Report, USDA Delays, and Pesticide Progress

This week’s news roundup explores new pesticide restrictions in Mexico and France, unspent USDA farm funds, the MAHA strategy, and more.

‘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.

Hope on a Plate: A Taste of Regeneration at Climate Week

The multi-sensory event will feature a chef-driven meal, immersive storytelling, and live performances highlighting regenerative farming as a scalable climate solution.

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.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Child Poverty in a Changing Climate, Increasing Food Prices, and Indigenous Sea Communities in Malaysia

Explore five urgent stories this week, from Climate Week NYC to collapsing coastal ecosystems and ballooning food prices.

The Roots of Regeneration: ‘What You Do To The Planet, You Do To Yourself’

The way farmers treated soils a generation ago influences how healthy they—and our food and agriculture systems—are today.

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.”

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs

This week, the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite is detected in the U.S., a protection for the Amazon rainforest is put under threat, and a new seaweed farm in the EU shows promising early signs.

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.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Meat Returns to Eleven Madison Park, Fires Rage in Europe, and Mexico Cuts Poverty

This week, Eleven Madison Park brings back meat, USDA curbs union rights, wildfires rage in Europe, and U.S. agencies delete climate data.

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.

Draft MAHA Report Favors Research, Not Rules

A leaked draft MAHA Strategy to address childhood chronic disease highlights education and research but avoids tougher restrictions on industry.

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.

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