Grace Huddleston is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. The SNAP proposal in H.R. 8467, Section 4129, the most recent House version of the 2024 Farm Bill, would implement research-oriented programs to commence over the next several years with the goal of gathering data to better understand the efficiency…
Isabel Yin is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. To the dismay of many lawmakers, farmers, and advocacy groups alike, the September 30 expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill extension came and went with no passage of a farm bill. When Congress returns to a lame-duck session after this…
Katie Kraska is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. Despite the potential that cultivated meat products hold for revolutionizing how food is produced, mention of this technology is nowhere to be found in House or Senate Farm Bill drafts or outlines. Given some recent state-level developments, that may be…
Grace Huddleston is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. Agroforestry has the power to reinforce climate resilient landscaping, improve water quality, and provide economic stimulation for farmers. Agroforestry initiatives may also soon receive a significant expansion thanks to H.R. 8467 §8301, the current House draft of the 2024 Farm…
Katie Kraska is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. Aquaculture is making waves in conversations about the future of farming. The industry now surpasses global production from wild caught fisheries, sparking domestic debate as lawmakers work to reauthorize the farm bill. Encompassing any propagation, breeding, rearing, and harvesting of…
Isabel Yin is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 8467)—the House’s version of the new farm bill—has been met with mixed public opinion since its introduction on May 21, 2024. For supporters, H.R. 8467 is “must-pass” legislation to prevent economic instability that…
Josie Dudzik is a PhD candidate in Nutrition and Dietetics at New York University and is a guest contributor to this blog. She was an intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic during the summer of 2024. Background The 2018 Farm Bill paved the way for domestic hemp production by reclassifying hemp as legal to grow…
Nick Blumenthal was an intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic during the summer of 2024. In 2018, American agriculture found itself at the epicenter of a geopolitical storm. An escalating trade war between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, led to a barrage of tariffs that hit farmers particularly hard. From…
Josie Dudzik is a PhD candidate in Nutrition and Dietetics at New York University and is a guest contributor to this blog. She was an intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic during the summer of 2024. Background The conservation of aquatic species in the United States is largely regulated by two agencies; the National Oceanic…
Denae Romero is a law student at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and is a guest contributor to this blog. She was an intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic during the summer of 2024. Passed over 100 years ago, the Packers and Stockyards Act (codified at 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229) aims…