H-2A workers now fill one in six U.S. agricultural jobs, but the program’s rapid growth has brought new scrutiny of how it works and whom it serves.
Farmers
Growing Food, Community, and Curiosity in Salt Lake City
An urban farmer in Salt Lake City is growing food, teaching students, and proving small farms can make a big difference.
Lineup Just Dropped: Are You Joining Food Tank at Climate Week?
We need to show the world that food and ag are key solutions to the climate crisis—but we need to move toward urgent, lifesaving action.
Food Tank Explains: Dryland Farming
Dryland farming supports food production without irrigation, relying entirely on rainfall.
Honoring Wendell Berry
From his home in Kentucky, Berry analyzed the consequences of an agricultural system increasingly defined by consolidation, mechanization, chemicals, and soil degradation.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Ecosystems Recovery, Aquifers Replenishing, and USDA’s Staffing Shortages
From a hopeful update on global land restoration to a troubling pause in reporting on three of the world’s hunger hotspots—here’s your weekly food news roundup.
Carrying a Family Legacy Forward, One Calf at a Time
After leaving the family farm, Elle Gadient realized that the hard work and uncertainty of farming are part of what made it home.
The Race to Protect Food Systems: Supporting Farmers Before El Niño
El Niño could bring more drought and flooding, but early action can help protect farmers, food supplies, and vulnerable communities.
In Minnesota, Hear Stories from the Present and Future of Farming
Join Food Tank in Minneapolis for Celebrating Minnesota’s Farmers: A Love Story.
TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation Wants to Build a Food System Grounded in Resilience
This living lab wants to show that farmers can thrive when they transition to regenerative practices.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Indigenous-led Project Advances Food Sovereignty in the Amazon
A community-led project is helping the Yawanawá restore degraded Amazon land, rebuild food systems, and protect traditional knowledge.
Investing in Resilience Will Help Farmers Weather the Super El Niño
As El Niño threatens to bring more extreme weather, IFAD says investing in resilience can help farmers adapt before disasters deepen.