Food Resources

Diversifying farms by integrating beef production can lift farmers' bottom lines—and lower beef's environmental and social costs.

Scientist survey says: To promote the spread of agroecological practices, we need to remove these barriers.

Floods and droughts in farm country do billions of dollars in damage every year. Farmers can reduce that damage by building healthier soils.

SNAP is a smart long-term investment that helps millions of people stay out of poverty and lead healthier lives. We need to make it stronger, not weaker.

Shifting Iowa's dominant two-crop farming system toward a more diverse crop mix can be a win-win for farmers and the environment.

The US food system is in trouble, and it's time for our policymakers—starting with the president—to do something about it.

School lunch programs are helping kids eat healthier. Let's make these programs stronger.

A distinguished group of experts from across the United States—including agricultural powerhouse states such as Iowa and California—have called for increased public investment in agroecological research.

Abundant, healthy food that's affordable for everyone. Fair wages and working conditions for food and farm workers. Farmland and surrounding landscapes preserved for future generations. That's the food system we need, but not the food system we have.

The public pays twice for US farm policy: once to subsidize outdated industrial farming practices, then again to fix the resulting problems. We can do better.