Food & Agriculture
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These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.
Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation
Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest
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Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan headline a milestone 12-hour benefit concert
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Wisconsin Notches a Win Against Big Ag—For Now
Appeals court rejects Big Ag’s attempt to deregulate water pollution permits. But the battle for local control continues.
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MAHA Strategy Report Finds the Movement at a Crossroads
The report’s timid language around industrial farming practices has MAHA supporters—and critics—digging in for battles ahead
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A Winning Food and Farm Policy for Rural America
Here’s my plan to help farmers and rural communities gain independence from corporate domination
Rep. J.D. Scholten
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A Mobile Abattoir Meets a Critical Need of Small Livestock Farmers
Connor Barnes and his custom-made truck offer an alternative to the dangers of giant slaughterhouses
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Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands
Farm transfers are complex. Anna Sekine helps farmers pass their land to the next generation.
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Right to Repair Gains Traction as John Deere Faces Trial
The Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly case could give farmers freedom to repair their own equipment
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Barbara Damrosch’s Life in the Garden
The acclaimed garden writer’s latest book is part memoir, part garden guide and part call to action
Holli Cederholm; photos by Kelsey Kobik
Politics
May 19, 2025
Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America
Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich
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History
May 15, 2025
How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century
As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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Agriculture
May 12, 2025
A Letter to Young Farmers from Willie Nelson and David Senter
The challenges family farmers face
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