Inside the Food Policy Tracker

In Maine, Maryland, and beyond, the industry is using a well-worn playbook to slow legislators’ attempts to get forever chemicals out of food and water.

A New York City nonprofit provides weekly groceries and hot meals to Asian elders, building its own supply chains and invigorating Asian-owned restaurants, grocery stores, and farms.

In the face of colony collapse, some beekeepers are foregoing insecticides and opting instead to breed bees with mite-resistant behaviors.

The critically important legislation got another last-minute extension in December, but farmers, advocates, and eaters alike all want to know what the new year will bring for ag policy.

A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to ​regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.

These prized wild leeks, native to the Northeast, have long faced pressure from high demand. Researchers are investigating how harvesting practices can boost their sustainability.