Newsweek: USDA’s Regenerative Agriculture Program Doesn’t Add Up - Opinion

The Trump administration has been working overtime to portray itself as the savior of America’s farms and food security when, in fact, it’s become our food system’s greatest threat. The Trump administration has caused or worsened the biggest problems our food system faces today. It has rolled back environmental regulations that safeguard clean water. It has targeted the workers who grow, pick and produce our food in cruel immigration raids, terrorizing communities and creating worker shortages that could lead to higher food price. Trump’s USDA slashed programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools to purchase food from local producers, then claimed to be heroes for local farmers by offering a mere $18 million in farm-to-school grants. Trump’s trade wars have tanked export income to the tune of $44 billion. Read ON.