What Happens When We Stop Supporting Organic Farms & Sustainable Food Systems
On the USDA’s Abrupt Climate Data Purge and Funding Freeze: Severe Consequences for Farmers, Food Security, Rural Economies, and Climate Resilience, Plus Practical Actions You Can Take
In the first installment of this series, we traced a decade of shifting federal farm policy - progress made, promises broken, and the quiet deletion of vital climate tools in January 2025. The USDA’s abrupt purge of climate-smart resources and the freezing of billions in conservation funding wasn’t just a bureaucratic reshuffle.