Project 2025 and the Republican Study Committee are proposing major changes to how the government supports commodity farmers, including eliminating the farm safety net. civileats.com/2024/07/22/rep…

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Tim Walz has deep connections to agriculture and conservation, but the Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate will have to answer climate groups’ concerns about his support for ethanol and factory farming. buff.ly/4dHDRQe

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In a Q&A with contributor Elizabeth Doerr, Maximina Hernández Reyes, a farmer who credits her success to a Portland, Oregon, food network called Rockwood Food Systems Collaborative, discusses her work toward an alternative local food system. buff.ly/46VhEMg

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Not everyone respects the Wampanoag’s right to harvest in Cape Cod waters. But tribal members are determined to continue, saying their work is an essential expression of 12,000 years of heritage, sovereignty, and lifeways. Emma Glassman-Hughes reports ⬇️ buff.ly/3YSU54V

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On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters. Not everyone respects that right. But the Wampanoag are determined to continue, saying their work is an essential expression of 12,000 years of heritage, sovereignty and lifeways. civileats.com/2024/08/21/on-…

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In its USDA chapter, Project 2025 proposes policies that would substantially cut federal food and nutritional assistance programs, including SNAP and WIC. Grey Moran reports in this week’s #FieldReport ⬇️ buff.ly/3XngUg7

Project 2025's proposals to cut the federal nutritional safety net include: -Imposing tighter work requirements for SNAP (formerly called food stamps) -Cutting funding for universal schools meals -Loosening infant formula regulations Civil Eats civileats.com/2024/08/28/pro…

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This Vermont creamery sets a high price for its cheese, but instead of pocketing a profit for itself, it redistributes the margin to the community by paying higher prices for milk from local farmers. Economic Hardship Reporting Project Read more from Jake Price ⬇️ buff.ly/3ZcvBDU

The future seems bright for this crop of many uses, including mitigating the impacts of climate change, but major obstacles remain for the seaweed industry. The final installment of our series from Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network (ORN) fellow Alexandra Talty ⬇️ buff.ly/4cXPG3Y