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Food production in the United States is at a crossroads. For decades, the public policies and big corporations that shape our food and agricultural system have pressed farmers to manage their land ...

Brenda Ekwurzel is director of scientific excellence at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). In this role, she is responsible for ensuring rigorous, independent science to enhance UCS's ...

Dr. Omanjana Goswami is an Interdisciplinary Scientist with the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She conducts research on the practice and policies of the current US ...