This year has been a whirlwind for our small staff at Civil Eats, and we’re proud of all we’ve delivered.

• Experts say the shutdown provided new insights into the Trump administration’s priorities on food and agriculture and resulted in changes that will likely have long-lasting consequences.

• The shutdown added to uncertainty for Americans who rely on SNAP benefits, as the pause in benefits came on top of ongo...

When I began raising turkeys, I thought I fully understood my responsibilities, like moving my flock from pasture to pasture, providing adequate water, feed, shelter, care, and protection for the birds while raising them for harvest. Eventually, other duties became apparent. Complicated ones, like balancing the production of heritage breed turkeys—our native North American li...

• Pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been rapidly increasing and evolving in commercial poultry flocks and dairy herds over the past three years, and is now deeply entrenched.

• The flu has infected ...

November 24, 2025 – Within the last month, deep cuts to the country’s most important hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), began to go into effect and href="https://civ...