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Press Release
U.S. Department of Agriculture
August 24, 2026

USDA and HHS Fund School Kitchens, Farm-to-School Grants and Nutrition Research

USDA and HHS launched Harvest to Hallways, including $50 million for school kitchen infrastructure, up to $25 million in additional Farm to School grants and $30 million for school-meal nutrition research. USDA will also promote an existing option that reimburses schools for locally produced food.
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Opinion or Analysis
Zachary Ducheneaux / LinkedIn
May 17, 2026

‘Rancher Math’ Makes the Case for Disaster Aid as Rural Investment

Former FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux argues that targeted disaster aid can preserve ranch herds and rural income during drought. Using an illustrative 2021 North Dakota ELAP example, he estimates $5,900 in freight assistance helped preserve $42,842 in producer income opportunity over five years.
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News Reporting
The Washington Post
August 25, 2026

Farmers Face Renewed Crisis as Tariffs and War Drive Up Costs

The Washington Post reports U.S. farmers are being squeezed by weak crop prices and sharply higher fertilizer, fuel and machinery costs tied to tariffs and the Iran war. A proposed $12 billion emergency aid package is stalled in Congress, while many farmers say short-term payments will not solve deeper structural problems.
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Investigative Journalism
Inside Climate News
August 22, 2026

Iowa Slaughterhouse Waste Plan Exposes Regulatory Loophole in Loess Hills

Inside Climate News reports that residents in Iowa’s Loess Hills stopped a plan to store and land-apply slaughterhouse waste after learning of it through complaints and rumors. Iowa law treated the material as an industrial byproduct, allowing fewer permitting and notification requirements than manure.
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Axios Des Moines
August 18, 2026

Synthetic Fertilizer Leads Nitrate Pollution in Central Iowa Rivers

A Polk County water assessment cited by Axios finds synthetic fertilizer is the largest nitrate source in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers at about 40%. Manure, nitrogen released from soybeans and atmospheric deposition from fertilizer and manure make up most of the remaining load.
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Regenerative Agriculture

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Reuters
August 19, 2026

Europe’s Drought Accelerates Shift Toward Climate-Resilient Farming

Reuters reports Europe’s 2026 heat and drought are accelerating interest in climate-resilient farming. UK farms using diverse pasture mixes and soil-building practices retained forage through dry conditions, while banks, insurers and food companies are backing regenerative transitions.
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The Health of the Land Determines the Health of the Herd

Research shows that human health is greatly impacted by soil heath.

  • 90% of the Earth’s topsoil is likely to be at serious risk by 2050 if we fail to take action.
  • Today’s fruits and vegetables are 11% to 81% less nutritious since the 1930’s as a result of depleted soils.
  • In the past 100 years alone, 75% of global food crop varieties and over 93% of U.S. vegetable seed diversity have disappeared.

With chronic disease and environmental degradation on the rise, it’s urgent that we restore soil health —the foundation for healthy people, communities, and democracies.

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At United We Eat, we believe that food is medicine and that access to healthy food is the foundation for individual health, community well-being, and a fair, just, and democratic society.
 
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FOOD
“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.”
— Wendell Berry
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HEALTH
"One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three quarters keeps your doctor alive.”
— Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”
— President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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