Lisa Elaine Held

3 days ago | civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held

Lawmakers Listen to Farmer Concerns During Two-Week BreakDuring the Congressional recess, lawmakers around the country from both parties are hearing directly from farmers about their worries about federal funding freezes and cuts. April 21, 2025 – Last week, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) met with farmers at Moon Valley Farm in Woodsboro, Maryland, where livestock, vegetable, and grain growers expressed concerns about frozen USDA programs, the impacts of tariffs, and other challenges.

1 week ago | civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held

April 17, 2025 – Some Republicans in Congress are worried that members of the Trump administration may consider restricting pesticide use as part of their agenda to improve American health.

1 week ago | civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held

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1 week ago | civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held

April 16, 2025 – Trump administration officials traveled to Arkansas and Indiana yesterday to announce their support for the states’ steps to restrict the purchases of unhealthy foods within the country’s largest food-assistance program. The announcements, as well as a focus on other efforts to change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), are part of the larger Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.

1 week ago | civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held

For the past five years, Patra and David Wise have been growing their farm business, Native Wise, to sell vegetables, wild rice, and honey to their local community in Northeastern Minnesota. In 2021, they added a herd of bison on family land they had acquired within the Fond du Lac Reservation, a step they were particularly excited about since it represented the first time bison were returned to the tribal lands in about 150 years.