As Big Ag gets into the business of buying and selling carbon credits, they also get access to lots of farm-level data.
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Antitrust agencies have had a light touch on vertical merger enforcement for decades. That may be about to change.
Read MoreFor the third and final installment of Food & Power’s series on financier investment in farmland, Humon Heidarian spoke with Olivia Watkins, co-founder and president of the Black Farmer Fund.
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Food & Power presents the second article in a three-part series examining the influence of farmland investing on equity and the future of food.
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President Biden’s executive order directs government agencies to promote competition across the economy, with over 70 recommendations. Here’s what it means for food and farm systems.
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Food & Power presents the first article in a three-part series examining the influence of farmland investing on equity and the future of food.
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USDA intended to buy local in its Farmers to Families Food Box program, but changed criteria to favor the lowest bidder and bigger contractors. Will the agency learn its lesson in a new round of food assistance funding?
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The Biden administration is pushing for private carbon markets but some farmers and environmentalists are wary of corporate dominance and green washing.
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Methane emissions from industrial hog and dairy operations are rising and contributing to climate change, yet the industry faces little regulation.
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A trade association for independent grocers calls on Congress to revise and enforce a law banning price discrimination that antitrust enforcers have put on the shelf.
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Thousands of farmers in months-long protest challenge the neoliberal doctrine that unregulated markets will provide more “freedom.”
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In its final days, the Trump administration finalized narrow and industry-friendly Packers & Stockyards rules that will leave farmers with little recourse if they are abused by meatpackers.
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