Food & Agriculture
Extreme Drought Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods and Rural Economy
The signs of a changing climate harbinger hard times for agricultural communiities in the Great Plains and the Midwest
Why Farms Got Bigger and People Fewer
Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen explains
Three Ways to Stop the Pollution of Iowa’s Water
A University of Iowa researcher has a solution to the decades-long degradation of the state's water quality
A USDA Pilot Project Funds Vermont Farmers Who Practice Sustainable Grazing
"It’s a lot easier to participate in these kinds of programs when there’s money in the checkbook," says dairy farmer Guy Chioniere
Back to the Land in the Ozarks
Since 1978, Kay and Ted Berger have forgone the amenities of "civilization" and built a life as Ozark farmers
The Labor Department’s Program To Protect Farmworkers Is in Disarray
For 50 years, the Monitor Advocate System has set out to prevent unsafe housing, wage theft and other abuses. It now faces chronic understaffing and a lack of outreach.
Helping Midwest Farmers Go Organic
The region is becoming a “hotbed” for organic agriculture
Farmers Demand Congress Address Climate Change in the Farm Bill
Illinois growers attend the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience in Washington and lobby members of Congress
Don’t Let Your Food Waste Become Sewage Sludge
The solid waste industry is greenwashing food waste-to-sewer programs
Rural America Isn’t What You Think
From “Flyover Country” to “The Heartland,” public perceptions of rural America are based on political rhetoric rather than data
Shinnecock Farmers and Nuns Use Kelp To Restore Bay Ecosystem
Members of the Long Island-based tribe and local Sisters of St. Joseph have a long history of supportive partnership
Wisconsin’s Soil Sisters Are Growing More Than Food
A network of women farmers is building community and fighting for local, sustainable food.
