Reflecting on a Year of Impact at BFI
A Year in Review for Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
From the Field
California Food & Agriculture Bills to Watch
2026 Legislative Session
From the Field
Meet the 2025-2026 Student Research Grant Recipients
BFI News Meet the 2025-2026 Student Research Grant Recipients May 26, 2025 Our 2025–2026 student grant recipients recently presented the findings from their research projects, which covered food systems topics from food sovereignty in Mexico’s High Mixtec region to pollinator habitat gardens to hydroponic systems. Each year, BFI is able to provide grants of up…
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Cultivating the Next Generation of Food Systems Leaders
BFI’s Education Program Year in Review (2025-26)
BFI News
Changing the Menu: California’s Historic Break Up with Ultra-Processed Foods Starts in Schools
California’s Historic Break Up with Ultra-Processed Foods Starts in Schools
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Introducing BFI’s Communications Program Manager, Malaika Murphy-Sierra
Malaika joins BFI with experience leading communications and storytelling across higher education, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations.
BFI News
USDA Delays Rule to Regulate Deceptive Payment Terms for Poultry Growers
Food Policy News
When a Grocery Store Closes, Who Decides What Comes Next?
Unlawfully Restrictive Covenants: Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act (AB 1857), a bill moving through the California legislature, could change the answer to that question.
From the Field
Interview: Professor Hilary Hoynes Discusses Social Safety Nets and the Future of SNAP
A discussion on Social Safety Nets and the Future of SNAP
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Interview: BFI Project Scientist Federico Castillo Bridges Research and Policy Action
What are some issues that are top of mind for the research team right now? In addition to researchers, we also have high-level policymakers and UC administrators. We had California’s Secretary of Food and Agriculture, the Undersecretary for the USDA, Mexico’s Undersecretary for Agriculture, the Vice President for UCANR, and more. I mention this because…
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