US dockworker strike: Three charts to understand the impact on agriculture
Striking dockworkers have shut down seaports along the East and Gulf Coasts, impacting ports that handle around 40% of the […]
5 things to know: Our investigation into Iowa corn labor abuses
Corteva Agrisciences, which controls about 40% of the U.S. corn market, publicly states it will not tolerate labor abuses along […]
GRAPHIC: Tracking the nation’s bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds and poultry flocks
From Alaska to Florida, poultry farms and dairy operations have reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as […]
Activists in animal agriculture-heavy areas fight nitrate pollution
This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Modern Farmer, a a […]
Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
This story was originally published by Grist. An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, […]
America’s largest corn company, Corteva Agriscience, pledges no supply chain abuses. It’s hired a repeat offender in Iowa for years.
CONESVILLE, Iowa — The deductions frustrated him. “You earn money faster” in the U.S. than in Mexico, the man said […]
GRAPHIC: Americans eat out far more now — and it’s affecting their diets
In the 1970s, Americans consumed most meals at home. While that’s still generally true, Americans’ diets have changed over the […]
Clarity needed over glyphosate misbranding at state, fed levels
After two colossal failures, Bayer AG finally got a golden ticket from a U.S. Court of Appeals making it certain […]
GRAPHIC: Dairy farmer profits sink as industry continues to consolidate
The average American dairy turned a profit only three times in the past 20 years. In one of those instances, […]
PFAS pollution a growing problem for U.S. farmers
Texas state courts have become ground zero in a complaint to determine whether farmers can be held liable for PFAS […]