Farm Bill
In Photos: Angry Farmers Protest Indian Gov’t’s ‘Historic’ Laws
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the passage of these bills a “watershed moment”. Farmers and opposition call it a “death warrant”.
Inside the Most Important Battle in Congress You Aren't Paying Attention To
The Farm Bill will have profound consequences for the country, especially poor people and rural areas. Negotiations over it have completely stalled.
ISPs Have Asked the Senate to Limit Funds for Rural Internet
Proposals being considered by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry would block communities from getting funding.
A Proposed Database of Food Stamp Recipients Isn't Only Cruel, It's a Security Risk
The House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill last month and it includes plans to build a massive database in order to catch food stamp participants who register in more than one state.
Why Vegans Are Protesting Bernie Sanders Rallies
Matt and many of his fellow DxE members are hoping to bring Sanders’s support for agribusiness to a more public consciousness, which Matt says is a black mark on an otherwise positive record.
Thousands of Young People Are About to Lose Their Food Stamp Benefits
If you are younger than 50, don't have children or a disability, and rely on government benefits to eat, you could be in trouble soon.
War Veterans Turn to Farming to Cope with PTSD
The latest Farm Bill recognizes veterans as a distinct class of beginning farmers, creating a number of loans, outreach assistance, and training programs specifically available to vets interested in working the land.
America's Economy Is Recovering, But Its Food Security Isn't
As the holiday season ramps up and cooks everywhere prepare to fill their tables with burnished roasts, bubbling pies, and heaps of holiday cookies, a sobering fact runs counter to the seasonal excess: in America—the wealthiest country in the world...
Kentucky Wins Hemp Seed Release from Federal Government
The state was frustrated by the federal seizure of 286 pounds of seeds, which it will use to cultivate test plots of hemp for research.
Kentucky Wants to Grow Hemp So Badly, It’s Suing the Federal Government
The state is frustrated by the federal seizure of 250 pounds of seeds, which it intends to use to cultivate test plots of hemp for research.
Can Hemp Really Save the World?
Can marijuana's non-psychoactive cousin really save the world, or is it’s universal utility just a pipe dream of cannabis dweebs and conspiracy theorists that’s coming into vogue because of marijuana accelerating legality? With the US's first legal...
Well, That Was Stupid: The Shutdown “Crisis” Is Over
Around noon today, it became increasingly clear that the manufactured crisis that was the government shutdown is going to end the way everyone knew it would, with the Republican position collapsing.