How Trump’s Big Bill Devastates the US Food System

By Tom Philpott

Published July 17, 2025, Mother Jones

Photo credit: Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Marek Studzinski/Unsplash

"Even before Donald Trump retook the White House, US policymakers had created a paradox of plenty in the nation’s agricultural system: environmentally destructive overproduction of a few major food commodities, combined with stubbornly high and rising hunger rates, particularly among children. Now, the Trump administration and its congressional allies have found a way to intensify and prolong both crises at once, with a radical reshaping of food and farm policy nestled within their Big Beautiful Bill.

"The consequences promise to be devastating for the economy, the environment, and public health."

Read More via Mother Jones