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  House Budget Plan Would Cut SNAP Spending, Increase Funding for Commodity Agriculture

  civileats.com - Lisa Held

  May 13, 2025 – Last night, House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) revealed a plan to dramatically cut federal spending on …

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  Civil Eats Nominated for Two James Beard Journalism Awards

  civileats.com - The Civil Eats Editors

  We’re excited to report that we have been nominated forJames Beard Journalism Awards in two categories:• Columns and Newsletters, for three issues of …

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  Amid Immigration Crackdowns, Lawmakers Reintroduce Farm Workforce Reforms

  civileats.com - Brian Calvert

  May 12, 2025 – House lawmakers have resurrected a bill to help bolster immigrant farm labor amid Trump administration crackdowns on immigrants that …

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  FDA and NIH Announce New Food and Nutrition Research Agenda

  civileats.com - Lisa Held

  May 12, 2025 – On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they’ll collaborate on a new …

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  Protests Mount Against ICE Detentions of Immigrant Farmworkers

  civileats.com - Brian Calvert

  In response to federal immigration enforcement targeting farmworkers and their communities around the country, the United Farm Workers union (UFW) …

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  5 days ago

  Member Profile: Liz Ross Cultivates Change in Caribbean Food Culture

  civileats.com - Jim Colgan

  Liz Ross describes her work with an apt metaphor. “I think it’s so important to provide information to people, because you’re planting seeds,” she …