Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living
After months of political gridlock, new farm legislation may be in sight.
Advocates of the new bill say consumers deserve to know what they are feeding their families.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill to avert the furlough of USDA meat inspectors and the sporadic closure of meat processing plants. Now it's up to the House.
Shoppers looking for organic food may have to look a bit harder, and it will be more difficult for many farms to continue to be certified organic producers.
The final fiscal cliff deal ditched new legislation and merely extended parts of the bill that expired in October, leaving farmers exasperated.
As of Saturday morning, no resolution had been reached on a new federal Farm Bill. Time is running out.
A downward trend in milk consumption and the specter of a lapsed farm bill have the dairy industry worried.
850,000 Americans receive SNAP benefits each month. This week, Newark mayor Cory Booker is putting himself in their shoes.
With the election, Sandy and the fiscal cliff getting so much attention, it's easy to forget about the farm bill.
The House and Senate are at odds over cuts to food stamps, which dominate spending in the farm bill.
As the farm bill creeps closer to being voted on, Michael Pollan releases a video urging Americans to recognize how important the legislation is to their lives.
The new 2012 farm bill is close to completion. However, the speed in which the bill was created means less input from the public -- unless farmers have a say.
The federal Farm Bill is rewritten every five years. The 2012 bill, however, is likely to be written in two weeks.
The USDA's Microbiological Data Program will be cut if Congress passes the proposed budget bill. How will this affect food safety for Americans?
The poor, the elderly, women, infants, and children will bear the burden of budget cuts to federal food programs.
President Obama outlined a plan to limit farm subsidies so that farmers who make over $250,000 will not receive them, but the plan met resistance.
After being pronounced dead by many observers, the new legislation was passed in a surprise vote earlier this week. Some of the changes may surprise you.
In an effort to fight child hunger and obesity, Congress passed a bill that makes the most significant changes to school meal program in 30 years.
Big Ag, a redesigned FDA, and climate change denial: what election results mean for food policy.
The American Meat Institute is opposed to a new bill that would require the USDA to test for six additional strains of E. coli.
Annie Corrigan is the producer of Earth Eats, and an announcer and producer at WFIU Public Radio. Learn more »
Daniel Orr is a professional chef, restaurateur, blogger, and author of a number of cookbooks. Learn more »
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