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![A man gathers vegetables from a grow house at night]()
![A man gathers vegetables from a grow house at night]()
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Your guide to federal funding cuts, plus resources for farmers and food businesses seeking support and solutions.
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![The United States Department of Agriculture]()
![The United States Department of Agriculture]()
The USDA announced the cancellation of $148M in ‘woke’ grants. Then it went dark.
Farms, ranches, and food organizations brace for cuts, but the federal agency won’t say who’s next.
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![close-up of hands picking coffee cherries]()
![close-up of hands picking coffee cherries]()
Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher.
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
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![two farmworkers backlist by the sun use long tools to weed a bell pepper field]()
![two farmworkers backlist by the sun use long tools to weed a bell pepper field]()
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
While labor experts say the regulation is progressing quickly, advocacy groups wonder what has taken so long.
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![digital collage of three people on a beach walking away from the camera with a setting sun and seaweed border]()
![digital collage of three people on a beach walking away from the camera with a setting sun and seaweed border]()
Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart.
A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s culture wars.
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![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
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![A volunteer displays a sign for free food for people in need of relief on July 06, 2025 in Center Point, Texas.]()
![A volunteer displays a sign for free food for people in need of relief on July 06, 2025 in Center Point, Texas.]()
Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
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![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you’d least expect
From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems and economies everywhere.
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![photograph of a wet road with the dome of the Capitol building reflected upside down in a puddle]()
![photograph of a wet road with the dome of the Capitol building reflected upside down in a puddle]()
Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
The bill, which just passed Congress, is a bailout for commodity growers and leaves small farmers — and U.S. consumers — out to dry.
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![sun shines through stalks of barley]()
![sun shines through stalks of barley]()
What does climate change mean for agriculture? Less food and more emissions.
New research sheds light on how rising temperatures are squeezing farmers and raising prices for consumers.
