USDA Shares (Incomplete) List of Frozen Programs With Congress

Civil Eats 4/11 8:30A Lisa Held

April 11, 2025 – In response to requests from Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), USDA officials provided a list of 15 agency programs that are currently paused, meaning farmers and organizations with active...

Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say

Live Science 4/9 4:36A sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sasch

In an announcement on Monday (April 7), scientists revealed to the world that they have "brought back" long-extinct dire wolves with genetic engineering. Researchers with the biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences shared images of three...

Kennedy and Rollins Highlight Healthy School Food After USDA Slashes Funds for Those Efforts

Civil Eats 4/4 10:36A Lisa Held

April 4, 2025 – Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited a Virginia elementary school to call attention to what Kennedy characterized as a collaboration to tackle the...

USDA Begins Releasing Frozen REAP Funding

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/3 10:14A Laura Zaks

On January 20, 2025, President Trump’s executive order on American energy led to the freezing of projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including stopped payments to recipients of the...

Comment: NSAC Calls for Comprehensive Farm Bill, Addresses Likely Long-Term Cuts to Farm and Food...

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/3 5:36A Laura Zaks

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Email: press@sustainableagriculture.net Comment: NSAC Calls for Comprehensive Farm Bill, Addresses Likely Long-Term Cuts to Farm and Food Programs in Budget...

Morento MR5866 smart air purifier review

Live Science 4/2 6:00A

If you type "air purifier" in Amazon's search bar, chances are you will see the Morento MR5866 Smart Air Purifier as one of your top choices. This unassuming appliance has gathered hundreds of positive reviews and it is often on sale, at times...

Op-ed: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Your Local Restaurant

Civil Eats 4/1 11:00P Clare Reichenbach

Independent restaurants—establishments owned and operated by an individual, family, or small group rather than a larger chain or franchise—are more than places to eat. They’re cultural and economic pillars of our communities, employing 3 percent...

Release: Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Now Accepting Applications

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/31 4:42A Laura Zaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks, Associate Director of Communications and Development press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Now Accepting Applications The Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship honors...

NSAC Applauds Bicameral Reintroduction of the Save Our Small Farms Act

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/28 7:48A Laura Zaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 NSAC Applauds Bicameral Reintroduction of the Save Our Small Farms Act Washington, DC, March 28, 2025 – Today,...

From a Farmer and His Son, a Practical and Joyful Guide to Beekeeping

Civil Eats 3/25 11:00P Christina Cooke

When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four years old and scared of bees. But with his father’s coaching—and the help of...

Uninsured: Federal Crop Insurance Program Leaves Most Farms Unprotected

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/21 5:00A Rebecca Schewe

Photo credit: Lindsey Scalera. Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net, insuring farms for losses from unpredictable weather, market fluctuations, and other risks. Consequently, the...

Farmers Speak Out on the Devastating Impact of USDA Funding Freeze

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/20 10:48A Laura Zaks

Farmer Patrick Brown speaking at a recent NSAC virtual briefing On March 6, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) hosted a virtual briefing: Impact in the Field – How the USDA Funding...

Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?

Civil Eats 3/18 11:00P Lisa Held

In November, after months of finishing complicated paperwork, developing infrastructure, and building relationships, the pieces were finally in place for Emma Jagoz to start fulfilling a new contract...

USDA Staffing Cuts Hurt Farmers and Rural Communities

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/14 5:26A Rebecca Schewe

USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. While the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not confirmed the number of employees that have already been laid off or their plans for a forthcoming “ reduction in...

Farmers Lose When Climate-Smart Partnerships are Frozen

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/14 5:05A Rebecca Schewe

Recent Executive Orders have led to the freezing of billions of dollars of already committed grant money, including funds for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC), an innovative...