Q&A: Elliott Campbell, University of California Researcher
“A really powerful message that seemed obvious to me is that a chunk of the environmental sustainability community has dismissed local food as a distraction, yet leans heavily on the …
Q&A: Elliott Campbell, University of California Researcher
“A really powerful message that seemed obvious to me is that a chunk of the environmental sustainability community has dismissed local food as a distraction, yet leans heavily on the …
White House hunger meeting, USDA civil rights leader and more
Good morning! On the menu today: White House hunger meeting will livestream on Wednesday: A meeting focusing on hunger in America will be held on Wednesday, January 27th at 1:00 p.m. EST. …
Presidential candidates offer food/ag policy platforms; a major hunger report is released
Good morning. On the menu today, in no particular order: Sanders and Clinton on farm policy. Nathanael Johnson of Grist provides a brief but excellent analysis of the rural communities platforms provided by presidential candidates …
Iowa to hold first-ever ag summit for 2016 GOP hopefuls
via Politico (@politico) Few doubt the importance of the Iowa caucuses in American presidential politics. And for the first time, an agricultural “caucus” of sorts – a policy summit – …
Potential candidates to participate in Iowa ag summit
At least seven potential 2016 presidential candidates have committed to participate in an Iowa Agriculture Summit slated for early March. Among those scheduled to appear are Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, …