Food & Agriculture

Robotics: The Last Nail in Rural America’s Coffin?

Farms without farmers are likely coming to a county near you

‘Homesick for the Land Itself’

Author, farmer and advocate Brooks Lamb on cultivating common ground through love for the land

Ethanol Promised a Low Carbon Future. Its Climate Footprint Shows Otherwise

“King Corn” dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.

Thanksgiving Is Built on Farmers. Our Food System Should Be Too.

Antitrust enforcement isn’t about punishing success. It’s about ensuring that farmers and eaters can thrive.

How We Lost the Family Dairy 

My father wanted others to know his story

At Gilliard Farms, Food, Healing and Heritage Grow Together

For 150 years, a family of Gullah Geechee descent has preserved their story through family land

Mark Bittman’s New Restaurant Aims to ‘Turn the Food System on Its Head’

Community Kitchen explores how a restaurant can make food equitable for all—from the farmer to the diner

Immigrants Revitalized a Meatpacking Town. Trump’s Deportations Threaten Its Stability.

Beardstown, Illinois, shows how immigration crackdowns impact rural communities and the nation’s food supply.
Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest
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Agriculture
October 26, 2025

What’s the Beef?

Why a touted Argentina beef buy has U.S. ranchers stewing

Education
October 15, 2025

Rural Schools Struggle to Rebuild Fresh Food Programs Cut by Trump

As federal money disappears, some states step up funding for nutritious food in schools, helping farmers, kids and communities

Politics
October 1, 2025

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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