BREAKING: We just published the The Humane Society of the United States Food Industry Scorecard on where nearly 100 of the largest food companies are on animal welfare. Some really well (like Bon Appétit Mgt Co., Chipotle, Unilever, Whole Foods Market) others not so much. blog.humanesociety.org/2020/03/hsus-g…

#COVID19 has made it more important than ever to ensure that the needs of #youngfarmers and ranchers are prioritized in federal policy. Our policy setting process aims to do just that, and we need your input! 🏛️Vote for your Policy Committee reps by 3/30 youngfarmers.org/policysetting

Truckers hauling food are facing delays across the globe in the latest disruption to supply chains snarled by the coronavirus pandemic bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

agdaily.com/features/great… via AGDAILY

Rather than supporting small & mid-sized farms that needed it most, most of last year's trade aid went to the largest, wealthiest farms. Many family farmers are worried that pandemic assistance will be handled similarly, & they will be left out yet again. cbsnews.com/news/farmers-c…

Chipotle is Awarding $250,000 in Grants to Young Farmers qsrmagazine.com/news/chipotle-… via QSR magazine

Chipotle diverts 47 percent of waste generated in its restaurants from the landfill wastetodaymagazine.com/article/chipot…

Chipotle increases local sourcing, issuing scholarships, grants to young farmers fxn.ws/3doUa5f

Top food companies Amy's Kitchen Applegate | High-quality Natural & Organic Meats Chipotle CLIF BAR Niman Ranch sweetgreen Unilever joined us in urging Dept. of Agriculture and @SecretarySonny to consider #youngfarmers and #farmersofcolor in distribution of #covid19 relief $. The future of ag depends on it. #caresact #CFAP

Food production jobs — in the fields or in meat processing plants, for example — have always been hard. We talked with Gosia Wozniacka about her reporting for Civil Eats on working conditions during the pandemic buff.ly/2z0NDzb

We are on the brink of a farming catastrophe that will affect our relationship to good food for a generation. According to the monthlong survey we’ve just completed, 30 to 40 percent of the small, independent farms nationwide are facing bankruptcy. thecounter.org/covid-19-dan-b…

Today on Civil Eats, Christina Cooke reports on a group of young men transforming a decaying prison into a flourishing farm. buff.ly/2YEjBdx

We’re Feeding America, but We’re Sacrificing Ourselves nytimes.com/2020/06/15/opi…

General Mills launches three-year regenerative dairy pilot project foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/0…

Young farmers across the country are working hard to build a better food system. That's why we partnered with Chipotle to offer $5k grants to 50 #youngfarmers and ranchers to support them in building successful careers in ag. Click to read more! youngfarmers.org/youngfarmergra…

“Processing is the huge bottleneck. If we had more local processing [facilities], it would be way better for the carbon footprint, it would be better for the animals, and hopefully better for the consumers as well.” buff.ly/37zbe6V

Always fun to work on purpose-driven initiatives 🌯 Chipotle Launches Virtual Farmers' Market to Help Suppliers | QSR magazine qsrmagazine.com/news/chipotle-…

We're going carbon neutral by 2027. But, what does that even mean? And how will we get there? Head to Medium to read the action plan. medium.com/@sweetgreen/ou…

As grocery stores get bigger, small farms get squeezed out. buff.ly/3GJGfXP

More than 300 school food leaders, farmers and educators joined California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and the Alice Waters Institute at the 2023 California Farm to School Conference this week – plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=2… CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division