NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Jan
19
2021
Q: How are US farmers doing? A: Depends on how big they are.
The USDA’s now-crippled Economic Research Service has published some reports on farm income.
This is Big Ag, of course. As the Heritage Foundation enjoys pointing out:
Another reason why Big Ag is doing so well is the amount of money poured into it by the Trump administration. Recall this Wall Street Journal chart from a previous post.
Oh for an agricultural policy that supports growing food for people, not feed for animals or fuel for cars.
Biden administration: get busy!