Food & Agriculture

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”

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

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

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.”

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
Ames Alexander & Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight; Joe Engleman, Barn Raiser

Virtual Fences, a Rancher’s New Best Friend?

New research demonstrates the potential benefits of virtual fencing for cows, pollinators and grasslands
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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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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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