Food & Agriculture

A Winning Food and Farm Policy for Rural America

Here’s my plan to help farmers and rural communities gain independence from corporate domination

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

Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands

Farm transfers are complex. Anna Sekine helps farmers pass their land to the next generation.

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

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

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

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

Trump Deportations Have Dairy Farmers on Edge

“It’s just a job that the domestic workforce hasn’t sought out for decades”
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Agriculture
April 24, 2025

Why I Joined Maine’s Farmer Day of Action and Tractor Brigade

A Maine farmer reports from the front lines of the new American agriculture movement

Inside the Farm Bill
April 14, 2025

Can Democrats Stop the GOP From Taking a Chainsaw to the Farm Bill?

Republicans are gearing up to cut SNAP programs and increase payments to the largest farmers

Agriculture
April 10, 2025

A Wisconsin Farmer Learns First-Hand the Costs of Trump’s Tariffs

“Thanks to Trump, the total cost of my seed treater had risen from $12,810 to $26,132.”

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