The bill contains provisions meant for rural America, but critics believe it misses an opportunity to expand crucial federal programs like SNAP, or extend protections for vulnerable groups, like farmworkers, meatpackers, and family farms. The Senate unanimously passed an updated $484 billion coronavirus stimulus package Tuesday, including several provisions important to rural […]
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The Daily Yonder regularly covers federal programs and policy debates related to persistent poverty and hunger in rural America. From the nation’s largest nutrition program, SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), to school food programs and rural disaster response, one organization we regularly rely on for information and analysis is […]
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Farmers see climate change as a business challenge, not a political cause that requires public action, according to a qualitative study in the Midwest. Farmers understand that the climate is changing but don’t favor collective action to address it, according to a series of interviews conducted by researchers. Instead, farmers […]
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Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker has introduced legislation that puts rural America at the center of addressing climate change, supporters say. Senator Cory Booker’s Climate Stewardship Act would invest billions in conservation-based farming practices, clean energy systems, establishing wetlands and restoring forests. Booker and groups that support the legislation […]
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