{"id":54802,"date":"2023-12-26T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileats.com\/?p=54802"},"modified":"2023-12-21T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:46:26","slug":"our-best-farming-and-farm-bill-reporting-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/12\/26\/our-best-farming-and-farm-bill-reporting-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Farming and Farm Bill Reporting of&nbsp;2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><div class=\"post-simple post-capital-letter\"><p>Telling stories about <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/farming\/\">the land<\/a> is at the core of what we do at Civil Eats. And over the last year, we\u2019ve covered farming from many angles, from threats to farms and farmworkers\u2014including from the herbicide paraquat, PFAS forever chemicals, and drought-induced air pollution\u2014to ways farmers are improving their soil health and reducing their carbon footprints.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"post-simple\">\n<p>Because the 2018 Farm Bill was due for reauthorization in September\u2014until lawmakers extended it for another year\u2014we committed substantial resources to covering the trillion-dollar legislative package this year. We looked into how <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/food-and-policy\/farm-bill\/\">the next farm bill<\/a> could best tackle some of the biggest problems related to food and ag, from climate change to food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>As part of that effort, we published an ongoing series entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/food-and-policy\/farm-bill\/faces-of-the-farm-bill\/\">Faces of the Farm Bill<\/a>, which is designed to humanize the impacts of ag policy by spotlighting people whose lives have been shaped by the farm bill\u2014from those reliant on nutrition assistance to Indigenous farmers, BIPOC farmers, and other historically marginalized folks and their advocates. Here are some of our best <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/farming\/\">farming<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/food-and-policy\/farm-bill\/\">farm bill<\/a> reporting this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/03\/22\/paraquat-the-deadliest-chemical-in-us-agriculture-goes-on-trial\/\">Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAmid lawsuits filed by thousands of farmers linking the herbicide to Parkinson\u2019s disease, the EPA is reconsidering its analysis of paraquat\u2019s risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/06\/05\/farm-credit-can-make-or-break-farms-should-it-be-more-equitable\/\">Farm Credit Can Make or Break Farms. Should It Be More Equitable?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe biggest lender in American farming is in the spotlight for resisting a requirement to report the demographic details of its loan recipients.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52104\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52104\" class=\"wp-image-52104 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Oat crops, with a combine in the background. (Photo credit: Amy Mayer)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52104 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Oat crops, with a combine in the background. (Photo credit: Amy Mayer)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/momentum-grows-bring-oat-crops-back-to-US-oats-combine-oatly.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript> (Photo credit: Amy Mayer)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/06\/12\/bringing-oats-back-to-american-farms\/\">Bringing Oats Back to American Farms<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAdding oats to a farm\u2019s rotation can improve soil health and reduce fossil fuels, but the crop has all but disappeared in the U.S. Now, a nascent movement fueled by oat milk\u2019s popularity may help reverse the trend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/06\/27\/some-farmers-are-skipping-tomatoes-and-eggplants-their-reasons-may-surprise-you\/\">Some Farmers Are Skipping Tomatoes and Eggplants. Their Reasons May Surprise You.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom climate risks to better work-life balance, a small but growing contingent of farmers is giving up summer crops to reap winter\u2019s harvest.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/07\/17\/as-the-salton-sea-shrinks-agricultures-legacy-turns-to-dust\/\">As the Salton Sea Shrinks, Agriculture\u2019s Legacy Turns to Dust<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAs drought dries up the shallow sea, near a half-million farmable acres in the Imperial Valley, farmworkers living nearby are exposed to toxic dust and airborne pollution from algae blooms. Asthma, allergies, and other health impacts are rising at alarming rates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53035\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53035\" class=\"wp-image-53035 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53035 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230816-regenerative-chicken-farming-finds-its-groove-regi_farmersfootprint_leiavita-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript> (Photo credit: Leia Marasovich, Farmer\u2019s Footprint)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/08\/16\/this-network-of-regenerative-farmers-is-rethinking-chicken\/\">This Network of Regenerative Farmers Is Rethinking Chicken<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe team at Tree-Range Farms is pioneering an approach to raising chickens and trees in tandem, storing more carbon and water in the soil while providing an entry point for new and BIPOC farmers often left out of the conventional system.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/09\/18\/this-oregon-farmer-is-building-a-new-model-for-indigenous-food-and-agriculture\/\">This Oregon Farmer Is Building a New Model for Indigenous Food and Agriculture<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAt Sakari Farms, Spring Alaska Schreiner maintains a seed bank, has launched a community kitchen, and teaches Native American youth traditional ecological knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/10\/02\/pfas-shut-maine-farms-down-now-some-are-rebounding\/\">PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn the aftermath of state testing that revealed dangerous levels of forever chemicals on some Maine farms in 2021, organizations, farmers, and Indigenous communities are creating blueprints for recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/10\/17\/can-point-reyes-national-seashore-support-wildlife-and-ranching-amid-climate-change\/\">Can Point Reyes National Seashore Support Wildlife and Ranching Amid Climate Change?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe National Park Service is working with a local tribe to determine how to safeguard the tule elk, which compete with cattle for forage in the dry season. A recent proposal to remove a fence has ranchers and dairy owners up in arms.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/food-and-policy\/farm-bill\/\">The Farm Bill<\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/03\/20\/farm-bill-explainer-2023-bill-snap-nutrition-climate-smart-farming-commodities-insurance-congress\/\">This Farm Bill Really Matters. We Explain Why.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAs communities struggle with food insecurity and farmers face a range of climate-fueled disasters, lawmakers have a chance to build a farm bill that tackles both in 2023. Will they?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51416\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51416\" class=\"wp-image-51416 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Johnson at J\u00f3ia Food Farm in Charles City, Iowa (Photo credit: Tom Rafalovich (left) and Wendy Johnson (right).\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51416 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Johnson at J\u00f3ia Food Farm in Charles City, Iowa (Photo credit: Tom Rafalovich (left) and Wendy Johnson (right).\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230405-faces-of-the-farm-bill-iowa-farm-policy-funding-ag-water-2-collage-courtesy-wendy-johnson.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript> (Photo credit: Tom Rafalovich (left) and Wendy Johnson (right).<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/04\/05\/op-ed-we-need-a-new-farm-bill-for-my-iowa-farm-and-beyond\/\">Op-ed: We Need a New Farm Bill\u2014for My Iowa Farm and Beyond<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWendy Johnson has spent more than a decade building diversity on her Iowa farm, despite financial and cultural pressure to stick to the status quo. Now, she\u2019s pushing for system change.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/04\/26\/climate-smart-farm-bill-heat-flooding-resilience-policy-conservation\/\">Climate Change Is Walloping US Farms. Can This Farm Bill Create Real Solutions?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough it seems like everyone in D.C. is buzzing about a \u201cclimate farm bill,\u201d some of the most impactful changes, including crop diversification and shifting diets from meat toward plants, are barely on the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/08\/09\/this-farm-bill-could-reshape-the-food-system-here-are-10-proposals-at-the-center-of-the-fight\/\">This Farm Bill Could Reshape the Food System. Here Are 10 Proposals at the Center of the Fight.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn this week\u2019s Field Report, an update on how lawmakers are gearing up for a food-and-ag sprint when they return to D.C. in September. Plus: A smaller-than-expected Gulf of Mexico dead zone, and updates on the Better Chicken Commitment.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/category\/food-and-policy\/farm-bill\/faces-of-the-farm-bill\/\">Faces of the Farm Bill<\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_51393\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51393\" class=\"wp-image-51393 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"A girl pays for her mother's groceries using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) tokens at the GrowNYC Greenmarket in New York City's Union Square. (Photo credit: Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51393 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"A girl pays for her mother's groceries using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) tokens at the GrowNYC Greenmarket in New York City's Union Square. (Photo credit: Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230404-former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-next-farm-bill.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript> (Photo credit: Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/04\/04\/former-snap-recipient-calls-for-expanded-benefits-in-next-farm-bill\/\">Former SNAP Recipient Calls For Expanded Benefits in Next Farm Bill<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn our new Faces of the Farm Bill series, anti-hunger advocate Esperanza Fonseca explains why she wants a farm bill that centers the nutritional needs of all low-income and marginalized Americans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/05\/08\/farm-bill-funding-for-indigenous-food-producers-needs-a-boost\/\">Farm Bill Funding for Indigenous Food Producers Needs a Boost<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSkya Ducheneaux, a lender focused on growing Native food businesses, explains why unequal funding opportunities are harming Indigenous entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52047\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52047\" class=\"wp-image-52047 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Vero Mazariegos-Anastassiou standing on her small farm in central California. (Photo courtesy of Vero Mazariegos-Anastassiou)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52047 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Vero Mazariegos-Anastassiou standing on her small farm in central California. (Photo courtesy of Vero Mazariegos-Anastassiou)\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civileats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230530-faces-of-the-farm-bill-farmer-veronica-vero-Mazariegos-Anastassiou-climate-disaster-small-farm-federal-support-1-top.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript> (Photo courtesy of Vero Mazariegos-Anastassiou)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2023\/05\/30\/faces-of-the-farm-bill-why-bipoc-farmers-need-more-protection-from-climate-change\/\">Why BIPOC Farmers Need More Protection From Climate Change<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFarmer Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou of Brisa Ranch in Pescadero, California, has felt the impacts of wildfires, droughts, and floods over the last few years. But the small-scale organic farm has received no federal support to help it recover.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because the 2018 Farm Bill was due for reauthorization in September\u2014until lawmakers extended it for another year\u2014we committed substantial resources to covering the trillion-dollar legislative package this year. We looked into how the next farm bill could best tackle some of the biggest problems related to food and ag, from climate change to food insecurity. 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