2021 Food and Agriculture State Policy Trends
As 2021 comes to an end, we are using the opportunity to reflect on the incredible work that has taken place across the states over the last year. Whether…
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Rural Livability Policy Builds Bridges Across Divides
Between 2010 and 2020, more than two-thirds of U.S. rural communities experienced sustained population loss, driven by outmigration, declining birth rates, and corporate land and resource grabs that prioritize profit over community needs. This decline fuels a vicious cycle: as young people leave, rural areas lose workforce, businesses, services, and tax revenue, further eroding schools…
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What Do Climate Change & Indigenous Food Sovereignty Have in Common? Everything.
There are 58 million acres of agricultural land and nearly 61,500 farms and ranches in Indian country, yet Native communities are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and hunger. What’s…
Read MoreRight to Farm: It’s Not What You Think It Is
When one thinks of Right to Farm, an image of small farmers having the right to plant and work their land, graze their livestock, and feed their communities with…
Read MoreICYMI: SiX Takeaways on Local Meat Processing
Meat processing has become highly concentrated in recent decades: just four companies control 83% of the beef market and 66% of pork. The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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