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.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup
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.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: India Acts to Empower Women Farmers, $127 Million in USDA Grants Restored, Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Worsens
This week, one Indian state looks to pass legislation to support women farmers, a judge orders the USDA to restore millions in grants, and Nigeria’s hunger crisis deepens.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Extreme Heat Hits Europe, Regenerative Agriculture Grows, and SNAP Enrollment Falls
This week, Europe struggles in extreme heat, new frameworks can scale regenerative agriculture, and a new analysis reveals that millions have lost access to SNAP since last year.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: El Nino Begins, 10,000 Farmers Empowered, Britain’s Dairy Farmers Hits New Low
This week El Niño begins, a program empowers 10,000 farmers and is continuing to grow, and the number of Britain’s dairy farmers drops below 7,000 for the first time ever.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Synthetic Pesticides Challenged, Marine Species Protected, New World Screwworm Detected in U.S.
This week, new research challenges the necessity of synthetic pesticides, a flesh-eating parasite is detected in the U.S., and a marine biologist acts to save endangered species.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Colorado River at Historic Low, Dryland Farmers Lead in Resiliency, and Bee Research Facilities’ Proposed Closure
This week’s food news including Colorado River debates, dryland farmers resiliency leaders, and bee research facility closures.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Hajj Begins, States Move to Ban Food Dyes and Additives, and Trade Disputes Continue to Drive Up Tomato Prices
In this week’s food news roundup: U.S. states move to ban food dyes and additives, trade disputes drive up tomato prices, a federal decision threatens to remove bison from public lands, and more.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Ebola Cases Rise, The Cuban Fuel Crisis Becomes a Food Systems Crisis, Salmon Populations Restored on Klamath River
Dismantlement of USAID, Ebola cases rise, the fuel crisis in Cuba becomes a food systems crisis, House advances legislation around E15 ethanol blend, China restores trade for U.S. ag products, and the undamming of the Klamath restores salmon populations.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Global Politics Reshape Food Security, Fiji Pushes Organic Ag, WFP Scales School Meals
India and Fiji look to future-proof their food systems, a new geopolitics is reshaping food security, and WFP announces they are scaling school feeding programs in East Africa.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Australia Cracks Down on Food Waste, COP31 Pushes Clean Energy, Ag Co-ops Offer Hope
Australia is cracking down on food waste, COP31 eyes clean energy solutions, and new research reveals that resilience built by agricultural co-ops.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: NY Acts on GRAS Loophole, Green Roofs Offer Climate Solutions, Bolivia’s Farmers Protect their Future
This week, NY is acting to tackle the GRAS loophole, research reveals the promise of green roofs, and Bolivia’s farmers are standing up to the gold mining industry to protect their future.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Kenyan Women Defy Gender Norms, President Trump Calls for Cuts to WIC, Anti-Immigration Policies Fail
Kenyan women are taking to the water, Asia is looking into more sustainable packaging, and anti-immigration laws are failing to gain support.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Development Aid Plummets, Rwanda Protects Farmland, Bangladesh Launches New Farmers’ Card
New data reveal a concerning drop in development aid, Rwanda is protecting Kigali’s farmland, and Bangladesh has launched a new Farmers Card to connect producers with key resources.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Farm Bankruptcies Climb, Nigeria Distributes Clean Cookstoves, Uganda Moves to Certify Agroecological Produce
The number of U.S. farms is falling, Nigeria is committing to scale distribution of clean cook stoves, Uganda is taking steps to boost agroecology.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Future of Vertical Farming, Warming Temperatures Threaten Food Security, Côte d’Ivoire Invests in Women Farmers
The future of vertical farming appears uncertain, Côte d’Ivoire builds tech hubs for women farmers, and new research reveals that warming temperatures could push critical food insecurity higher.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Next Farm Bill, Producers Stand Their Ground, and the Latest Progress on Deforestation
This week’s roundup covers the latest with the Farm Bill, progress to combat deforestation in Brazil, and the farmers pushing back against data center development.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Farm Leaders Warn of Collapse, Investors Ignore Methane, and Nipah Virus Alerts
This week’s roundup covers urgent warnings from farm groups, climate-driven crop shifts, investor inaction on methane, and regional health alerts.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Tribal Nations Assert Food Sovereignty, Chile’s Wildfires Expand, and Ethiopia Faces Deepening Hunger
A weekly snapshot of how food systems, climate impacts, and policy decisions are shaping lives from Indigenous lands to classrooms and crisis zones.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Grocery Prices Climb, Billionaire Wealth Soars, and Maryland Targets Dynamic Pricing
Groceries cost more, billionaires made more, and Maryland wants to stop dynamic pricing—plus a new treaty aims to protect life in the high seas.