Within his first month in office, President Biden has issued executive orders and announced policies that could transform our country’s food and agriculture. After four years of the Trump administration’s rollbacks of regulations and food policies, including sustainable agriculture, worker safety, food security, and environmental protections, the Biden administration aims to reverse course and reinvest in food, agriculture, and nutrition.

In a country grappling with the COVID pandemic, economic crisis, racial injustice, and climate disasters, the administration has much work to do to not only recover, but build back better for a more equitable and regenerative food system. Here are some early signs of priorities within Biden’s food and agriculture agenda.