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The EPA hasn’t banned this brain-damaging pesticide, so states are stepping up
USDA: Conservation backlogs grow despite new climate-smart funding
Triple dipping: Rice farmers received at least $3B from three types of taxpayer-funded programs
In the race for the plant-based foods market, the U.S. is falling behind
USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program needs reform to improve climate benefits
EWG: Schools near pesticide spray zones could lose health protections
Millionaire CEOs run companies getting billions from the federal Crop Insurance Program
Rice to riches: Sixteen rice farms padding their pockets with taxpayer dollars
Giving IRA conservation funds to farm subsidies threatens millions of cover crop acres
Despite record farm income and subsidies, some seek even more handouts
Pocket pickers: Eight cotton farms picking taxpayer pockets
Farm bill for the few?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently pleaded with Congress to reform farm policies to serve the “many and the most,” not the few, citing data showing family farms lagging behind their bigger...
USDA conservation funding benefits all farmers, not just rice, cotton and peanut farmers
All farmers and ranchers – regardless of what they grow or where they live – can participate in Department of Agriculture conservation programs.
Update: Federal facilities struggle to routinely offer plant-based or vegetarian options
Despite new climate-smart funds, agricultural conservation programs remain oversubscribed
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, set aside $19.5 billion for agricultural conservation programs that pay farmers to implement conservation practices that reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas...
Calls to increase crop reference prices would help fewer than 6,000 farmers
Some farm groups and legislators have proposed increasing price guarantees for major crops. But the higher price guarantees would mostly benefit fewer than 6,000 farms in a few states, EWG found.
USDA livestock subsidies top $59 billion
The New Lede
The nonprofit news outlet The New Lede, launched as an EWG project in May 2022, is a recognized and trusted source for in-depth reporting on important environment and human health stories across the U...
CDC: August is peak month for toxic algae illness
In the last few weeks of August, your dog may face a higher risk of algae poisoning than ever.
Federal Crop Insurance Program reforms can help farmers adapt to climate crisis and cut taxpayer costs
Farmers both contribute to the climate crisis – they’re responsible for producing at least 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – and can also be devastated by its harmful effects, with extreme...