GRAPHIC: US ag census showed fewer farms used manure as fertilizer in the Midwest
Between 2017 and 2022, the number of Midwestern farms that used manure as fertilizer decreased from 137,305 to 118,944, according […]
Farmers have clamored for the Right to Repair for years. It’s getting little traction in John Deere’s home state.
During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week later, his combine stopped working, too. […]
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office, industry groups crafted bill easing ag permitting process, emails show
At a February legislative hearing, a seemingly mundane bill reforming county zoning procedures drew testimony from a big name: Gov. […]
GRAPHIC: Farms owned by African Americans are much smaller than those owned by all other racial groups
In 1999, a federal judge ruled, in what’s known as the Pigford settlement, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had […]
Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?
This story was originally published in The Gazette. Iowa is the No. 1 corn-producing state. We also lead the nation […]
EPA’s gambit to control slaughterhouse nutrient pollution won’t be the last word
Let’s state the obvious. Nutrient pollution is a massive problem in U.S. meat processing facilities that discharge millions of pounds […]
Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery […]
The Fescue Fighters
This story was originally published by Grist and the Food & Environment Reporting Network. America’s “fescue belt,” named for an […]
Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to record-warm winter, uncertainty in face of changing climate
The art of maple syrup production flows through generations of Dan Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the family farm […]
Tribal nations want more control over their food supply
This story was originally published by the Food and Energy Reporting Network and Mother Jones. For years, the Oneida Nation […]