Food & Agriculture

Culture
March 10, 2025

The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden

Small-scale growers find ways to reduce food insecurity

CAFOs
March 6, 2025

Undoing the Power of Big Ag

A conversation with author Sonja Trom Eayrs and Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell

Health Care
February 24, 2025

Bird Flu Spreads as Musk’s DOGE Cuts Public Health Funding

“It’s not enough for us to sit by on the sidelines,” says Dr. Michael Osterholm

Agriculture
December 9, 2024

‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way’: How a Young Virginian Kept the Farm in the Family

Farmers like Dustin Watson are turning toward new land-centered models to overcome the challenges of farm transfer and succession

CAFOs
November 21, 2024

When the CAFO Industry Comes for Your County

“Dodge County, Inc.” exposes the brutal costs of Big Ag

Agriculture
November 4, 2024

A Second Trump Administration Threatens Longstanding USDA Conservation and Insurance Programs

Family farmers fear the Conservation Reserve Program, a steady source of income, could be eliminated

Inside the Farm Bill
October 30, 2024

Are Democrats Finally Taking Rural Voters Seriously?

The Harris-Walz campaign now has a rural policy plan. Their message, however, continues to lack one crucial talking point.

Agriculture
October 7, 2024

Animal Agriculture Conference Asks: What’s the Future of Our Food System?

Iowa’s environmental crisis has policy leaders and farmers challenging corporate agriculture

PFAS
September 23, 2024

The Farm Bill Must Support Farmers Affected by PFAS Contaminated Sewage Sludge

Maine stepped up to protect its farmers. It’s time for Congress to protect farmers nationwide.

Farm Bill
September 19, 2024

National Farmers Union Pushes Congress on Farm Bill

Iowa farmers warn of lost opportunities to expand the agricultural safety net

CAFOs
August 15, 2024

Lawsuit Against a Small Wisconsin Town Poses Critical Test for CAFO Regulations

The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations

Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Inside the Farm Bill
July 22, 2024

J.D. Vance’s Populist Charade

Thoughts on a dangerous vice presidential candidate as President Biden steps aside

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