The Trump administration has released the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, calling for reduced consumption of processed foods and refined carbohydrates while revising long-standing advice on fats, protein, and dairy.
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Food 2050 Visionaries: Rethinking the Roots of Agriculture in The Netherlands
Efficiency has come at the expense of human and animal welfare. What if Dutch farmers and researchers can develop circular food systems that work with natural processes?
Restoring the Reefs: Growing Oysters in the Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore Harbor’s oyster restoration program aims to grow 5 million oysters by 2030, restoring the ecosystem and supporting local wildlife.
Community Is Essential to Farmer Resilience in Ireland
As a young farmer, Dennehy and 16 of his peers formed a group to help one another face the challenges of the agriculture sector. 30 years later, they’re gathering at the start of each month.
Food 2050 Visionaries: Lak̇óta Food as Medicine in South Dakota
The Sicáŋğu Lak̇óta, like other Indigenous communities in the U.S., have seen their traditional food systems dismantled over generations. Now, they’re rebuilding what they lost.
The Path Forward for Food and Farming Is Clear. Now Is the Time to Act!
Funding cuts and the decline in development aid has had devastating consequences. To transform our food and agriculture systems need to lead into new, innovative solutions.
126 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2026
Keep an eye on these 126 organizations transforming food and agriculture systems.
Op-Ed | Seeing Aquaculture Clearly: Why it’s Time to Update Our Perceptions of Salmon Farming
As land-based agriculture faces increasing pressures of limited water, constrained land, and rising emissions, will aquaculture offer the solutions we need?
School Meals Can Teach Lessons about Climate Resilience
Students engage in climate-friendly meal days, school gardens, and cooking contests that connect food choices to environmental impact.
Op-Ed | Fairtrade Holiday Spices: Supporting Global Farming Communities, One Season at a Time
Deciding what holiday spices to use this year? Your choices make a difference.
Reimagining Food Systems With Private Sector Innovation
Partnerships between farmers, scientists, and global organizations are driving practical innovations that strengthen the food system.
Researchers Say Crops That Nourish Can Transform African Farming
A “Crops that Nourish” strategy can reshape farming across sub-Saharan Africa by centering nutrition, resilience, and community voices.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: World Bank Biodiversity Warnings, U.S. Regenerative Farm Funding, and After-School Nutrition Gaps
This week’s roundup looks at biodiversity risks, farm funding, pesticide safety, and why millions of children still miss out on after-school meals.
With Books for Kids and Adults, We Can Read Our Way to a Stronger Food System
These books can help us all plant the seeds of change in our own communities and build stronger food and agriculture systems!
Community-Based Action Uplifts Small Farms in California
Caroline Radice is building the infrastructure for the food system we need and that all eaters deserve.
Op-Ed | After the Party: Putting Flesh on Food and Climate Commitments
The hard work occurs both before and after global events, in communities and across landscapes.
From Checkout to Checkup: Reimagining the Role of the Grocery Aisle in Public Health
Instacart examines how online grocery access, modernized food assistance programs, and food as medicine initiatives can improve nutrition security and public health across the United States.
Op-Ed | Why the Future of Food Must Include Seafood
Seafood is one of the most nutrient-dense, climate-friendly, and scalable food sources, but it’s often left out of the conversation when we talk about food security solutions.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Farm Bailout, Climate Tech for UAE Farmers, and Gene-Edited Crops in the EU
A look at major policy decisions this week affecting farmers, food systems, and agricultural innovation around the world.
Food Systems Transformation in 2026 Will Be Powered by People
The kind of systemic transformation we need to see is made possible by meaningful relationships between people.