Food & Agriculture
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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Farmers in Trump Country Were Counting on Clean Energy Grants. Then the Government Changed the Rules.
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses now in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites that favor fossil fuels over renewables
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Virtual Fences, a Rancher’s New Best Friend?
New research demonstrates the potential benefits of virtual fencing for cows, pollinators and grasslands
Agriculture
March 17, 2025
USDA Cancels $1 Billion in Funding That Lets Schools, Food Banks Buy Local Food
Canceled contracts leave a gaping hole in local food systems
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Culture
March 10, 2025
The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden
Small-scale growers find ways to reduce food insecurity
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CAFOs
March 6, 2025
Undoing the Power of Big Ag
A conversation with author Sonja Trom Eayrs and Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell
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