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Editor’s note: This story is the third in a four-part series examining the impact of Trump administration cuts to local food systems. As the farm moves toward the launch of summer shares, some workers in the greenhouse are potting up and packaging herb seedlings headed for Whole Foods; others are in the field planting onions. […]
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Editor’s note: This story is the second in a four-part series examining the impact of Trump administration cuts to local food systems. Dubrick also advocates for small-scale livestock farms as a policy organizer at the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, so he knows more about markets than the average farmer. Still, he soon discovered it would be […]
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June 1, 2026 – Despite thousands of comments in opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized a rule today to delay tighter regulations related to how contract farmers are paid within the chicken industry’s notorious “tournament system.” The regulations were part of a suite of rules finalized under former president Joe Biden that aimed […]
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Editor’s note: This story is the first in a four-part series examining the impact of Trump administration cuts to local food systems. He passed a barn where members pick up their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares. As the sun intensified, a farmhand spread compost on long vegetable beds lining a sloped field. Hunter peeked inside […]
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May 29, 2026 – A document President Donald Trump filed with the Office of Government Ethics last week shows his portfolio managers purchased stock in a long list of food and agriculture companies during the first three months of 2026, some of which have had direct dealings with the administration. Among other agriculture companies, Trump […]
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