Food & Agriculture

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
Culture
September 29, 2025

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

CAFOs
September 18, 2025

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.

Agriculture
September 10, 2025

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

Politics
September 4, 2025

A Winning Food and Farm Policy for Rural America

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

Agriculture
August 7, 2025

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

Agriculture
July 10, 2025

Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands

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

Agriculture
June 19, 2025

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

Agriculture
June 16, 2025

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

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

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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