Senators Reintroduce Bill to Label Meat With Its Country of Origin
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by Lisa Held
16h ago
On February 5, a bipartisan group of senators led by John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) reintroduced a bill to require mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. Groups that represent the interests of American farmers and ranchers have been pushing for truth in labeling on meat products for years because they say […] The post Senators Reintroduce Bill to Label Meat With Its Country of Origin appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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Senators Zero in on Tariffs, Labor, and the Farm Bill in First Ag Committee Hearing
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by Lisa Held
2d ago
For its first hearing of the new Congress, the Senate Agriculture Committee invited the leaders of the country’s biggest farm groups to Capitol Hill to share their perspectives on the state of the U.S. farm economy. During the main panel, National Farmers Union president Rob Larew and American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall painted […] The post Senators Zero in on Tariffs, Labor, and the Farm Bill in First Ag Committee Hearing appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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EPA Says It Will Protect Gulf Fishery With ‘Nonregulatory Actions’
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by Lisa Held
2d ago
In accordance with President Trump’s recent executive order, the EPA announced it has renamed the EPA’s Gulf of Mexico division to the Gulf of America division. In the announcement, newly confirmed EPA administrator Lee Zeldin first emphasized the Gulf as a source of oil and gas. Then, he said the agency is “ready to protect” […] The post EPA Says It Will Protect Gulf Fishery With ‘Nonregulatory Actions’ appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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California Decides What ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Means. Sort of.
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by Laura Reiley
3d ago
The question is, will the new definition do any good? Broadly speaking, regenerative agriculture improves soil health and carbon sequestration through diverse crop rotations, animal grazing, limited tillage, and reduced (or eliminated) external inputs like fertilizer and pesticides. But it also has wider benefits, including farmer wellbeing, community engagement, and ethical animal husbandry. The problem […] The post California Decides What ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Means. Sort of. appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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USAID Dismantling Raises Questions About Food Aid Purchased from American Farmers
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by Lisa Held
4d ago
Over the last several days, Elon Musk has taken steps to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency’s headquarters have been shuttered, the website disappeared, and employees were locked out of systems. At a press conference and protest outside the headquarters on Monday, February 3, Congressional Democrats said the actions would put […] The post USAID Dismantling Raises Questions About Food Aid Purchased from American Farmers appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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For Farmers, Fitness Programs Can Improve Mental Health, Too
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by Nicole J. Caruth
4d ago
“It wasn’t until I got into strength training that there was a shift in my mindset,” she said. With a new perspective on farming, Flores began to prioritize self-care and be more mindful of her body. As her interest in fitness grew, she began to compete in Strongman events, where athletes face off in Herculean […] The post For Farmers, Fitness Programs Can Improve Mental Health, Too appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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USDA Begins Deleting Website Pages on Climate Change
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by Lisa Held
5d ago
According to emails obtained by Politico, officials at the USDA have ordered employees to create a spreadsheet documenting all references to climate change on the agency’s website and to delete landing pages dedicated to climate change. Some pages have already been deleted. In addition, Politico reported that President Trump’s nominee to lead the agency denied […] The post USDA Begins Deleting Website Pages on Climate Change appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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EPA Tells Employees Working on Climate Change They May be Fired
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by Lisa Held
5d ago
More than a thousand EPA employees, most of them working on climate change, may be fired, according to an email obtained by the New York Times. Employees that received the email were hired within the past year, and the message said the agency has the right to immediately terminate them. An EPA spokesperson declined to […] The post EPA Tells Employees Working on Climate Change They May be Fired appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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Brea Baker on the Legacy of Stolen Farmland in America
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by Iris Crawford
5d ago
Baker was an undergrad at Yale in 2015 when the Black Lives Matter movement—just two years into its existence—started to grow. She began to ask herself, and her grandfather, more questions about her family’s story and their relationship to land, and  saw how that history connected to her student activism. Then, in 2019, her grandfather […] The post Brea Baker on the Legacy of Stolen Farmland in America appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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New Tariffs That Start Tomorrow Could Affect Farmers and Food Prices
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by Lisa Held
1w ago
The White House press secretary announced this afternoon that starting Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Trump administration will impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent tariff on goods from China. According to the USDA, Canada is the number one supplier of agricultural products to the U.S., including […] The post New Tariffs That Start Tomorrow Could Affect Farmers and Food Prices appeared first on Civil Eats ..read more
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