The U.S. government is closing a top research lab, pulling vital resources that beekeepers rely on.
Policy and Organizing
In Colorado Springs, Food to Power Builds Resilience from the Ground Up
Even as nonprofits face challenging and uncertain times, Food to Power is doubling down on serving its community.
What Really Happened to USAID? A Former Civil Servant Tells All
A new book by former civil servant Nicholas Enrich offers an insider’s account of the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—and the steps he took to speak out against the destruction. During the early months of the…
Food Tank Explains: The Farm Bill
From conservation funding to nutrition assistance, the Farm Bill affects farmers, consumers, and food systems nationwide.
Abundance Food Co-op Ratifies First Union Contract
The union contract is designed to protect workers and ensure local food stays accessible to the community.
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.
What the House Farm Bill Means for SNAP, Pesticides, and U.S. Food Policy
The U.S. hasn’t seen a new Farm Bill since 2018, but is the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 taking the country’s food and agriculture systems in the right direction?
Food Tank Explains: True Cost Accounting
True Cost Accounting reveals the hidden costs of food systems—and how they shape health, environment, and equity.
One Year On: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate
Follow the policies, trace the impacts, and see how food and agriculture systems are being reshaped in real time.
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.
Fighting Corporate Control of Fisheries: NAMA’s Vision for Blue Food Systems
Corporate captures of the world’s fisheries isn’t inevitable and NAMA is fighting every day to make sure it doesn’t happen.
Farm Bill Draft and Executive Order Fuel Debate Over Pesticide Regulations
Environmental advocates say both could significantly reshape the regulation of pesticides in the United States.
EU Food Waste Targets Are a Start—With Room to Grow
The EU’s new food waste targets create momentum for collaboration, innovation, and smarter food systems across Europe.
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.
Policy Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination on Farms
The only way to truly address the issue of forever chemicals is to end the contamination of farmland, says Emily Liss of American Farmland Trust.
The Local Step that Changed an Entire Country’s Approach to Agroecology
Kenya has celebrated a number of local agroecology wins that can illuminate the path forward for countries around the globe.
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.
USDA Launches $700 Million Regenerative Pilot
The USDA’s $700 million regenerative pilot aims to expand regenerative farming and strengthen soil health, even as staffing cuts raise questions about effective rollout.
No More Targeting Immigrants, Killing Nurses and Poets, and Intimidating Communities
Looking for ways to stand up and push back against the violence in Minneapolis this week? Here are some starting points.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Soaring Ocean Temperatures, U.S. Retreat from Global Organizations, and 1,000 Days of Conflict in Sudan
This week’s top stories highlight global climate records, U.S. foreign policy shifts, stalled farm legislation, nutrition policy changes, and food insecurity in Sudan.