Stories
Find out how the CLF is engaged in positive food systems change.
Food Animal Production
“Farmacology” is Cover Story in Hopkins Magazine
Associate editor Dale Keiger explores the links between industrial farming and antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Pollan Tells Oprah Viewers Why He Goes Meatless on Monday
During a Skype interview, Michael Pollan suggested to Oprah that one great way to cut your carbon footprint is to eat less meat.
Food Policy & Governance
Vilsack Visits the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Meeting
Our nation’s health, specifically the nutrition of our children, was a major point in Vilsack’s presentation.
Food Animal Production, Food Systems & Climate Change, Food Policy & Governance
CTY's Food Matters magazine
Roni Neff discusses the industrialization of US agriculture and its impact on policy, public health, and climate change.
Food Animal Production, Food Systems & Climate Change
Student Letters/Op-Eds Hit Major US Daily Newspapers
Three students in the “Food Production, Public Health and the Environment” course had their work published in major newspapers.
Food Systems & Climate Change, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Obama Victory Garden Contest
Americans are asking the Obamas to lead by example by replanting an organic food garden at the White House.
Food Systems & Climate Change
Past CLF Dodge Lecturer is President-elect Obama's Pick to Head NOAA
Jane Lubchenco, an environmental scientist and marine ecologist, was recently named to head up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Food Policy & Governance, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Letter to Obama: Top 6 Sustainable Picks for Secretary of Ag
88 prominent figures in sustainable food and agriculture signed a letter to the Obama transition team entitled “the sustainable choice for the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Food Animal Production, Food Policy & Governance
Pew Report: Run-off, Antibiotics Must Be Addressed
The comprehensive study by the Pew Commission found the routine use of antibiotics and waste handling procedures of particular concern.