Lisa Held
STORY ANGLES - Focuses on policy and regulatory developments: Stories often center on government actions, legislative changes, and agency decisions impacting agriculture, food systems, and environmental health.
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- Jul 30, 2026
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Will MAHA Candidate Zach Lahn Stand Up to Big Ag in Iowa? (opens the original)
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The voters, he said, had spoken. “They said Iowa doesn’t belong to the political class. They said our state does not belong to the lobbyists, special interests, and corporate giants,” he said. As he turned to the topic of corporate monopolies in Iowa agriculture, a woman in the crowd shouted, “Bust ’em up!” “Bust ’em […] The post Will MAHA Candidate Zach Lahn Stand Up to Big Ag in Iowa? appeared first on Civil Eats.
Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Stop Terminating USDA Grants (opens the original)
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July 22, 2026 – In a decision that has broad implications for farmers, agricultural research, and the food system, a federal judge ruled last week that federal agencies can no longer terminate grant contracts based on the determination that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” The case was brought by […] The post Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Stop Terminating USDA Grants appeared first on Civil Eats.
Trump Announces 50 Percent Tariffs on Canadian Dairy and Other Foods (opens the original)
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July 21, 2026 – In a series of executive orders yesterday, President Donald Trump imposed new 50 percent tariffs on a long list of Canadian goods, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and other food and agricultural products. In the orders, Trump said the levies are in response to Canada’s leaders taxing and blocking the sale […] The post Trump Announces 50 Percent Tariffs on Canadian Dairy and Other Foods appeared first on Civil Eats.
Why US Farms Increasingly Rely on Guestworker Programs (opens the original)
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Despite that explosive growth—from 50,000 workers to 400,000 in under 20 years—farms are struggling more than ever to find workers. This is the result of several overlapping trends, including increased consolidation of farms, changes in immigration policy, and U.S. citizens less willing to do farm work. “We’ve been an industry that has been labor challenged […] The post Why US Farms Increasingly Rely on Guestworker Programs appeared first on Civil Eats.
Trump Administration Proposes Grant Overhaul That Could Upend Farm Funding (opens the original)
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July 16, 2026 – The Trump administration closed out the comment period this week on a proposal to make sweeping changes to how grants are administered across federal agencies, including those that oversee food and agriculture. Among the hundreds of thousands of comments submitted, farm groups warned the proposal could further erode farmers’ trust in […] The post Trump Administration Proposes Grant Overhaul That Could Upend Farm Funding appeared first on Civil Eats.<
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