Harris’ and Trump’s contrasting plans for agriculture and climate change action
Hans Breitenmoser believes that regardless of a farmer’s political affiliation, everything comes down to the weather. “Whether you grow cows […]
Another Midwest drought is causing transportation headaches on the Mississippi River
For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the […]
“Young People Ask US Supreme Court To Revive Climate Change Lawsuit”
“Twenty-one young people on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a novel lawsuit claiming the U.S. government’s energy […]
In Brazil’s Worst Drought, Wildfires Rage And Amazon River At Record Low
“Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under […]
SEC fines John Deere about $10 million for bribery scheme in Thailand
John Deere, the major farm equipment manufacturer based in Moline, Illinois, was fined about $10 million for a bribery scheme […]
Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers.
The farmworkers scattered. There was a union representative in the workers’ employer-provided housing, on an orchard in upstate New York. […]
GRAPHIC: Organic farming in flux: A five-year snapshot
The number of organic farms in the country has declined by nearly 5% over the past five years, from 18,166 […]
EPA slow to suspend toxic herbicide tied to lifelong health issues
Imagine an agricultural chemical so vial, so poisonous, so unsafe to human health that even the pesticide-friendly and herbicide-happy Environmental […]
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.
Marenda Porter’s new home in Ledgeview, Wisconsin, seemed like the perfect fit for her family of four children. The growing […]
GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods annual sales have doubled in the past two decades
Tyson Foods annual sales have doubled in the past two decades, increasing from $26 billion to $53 billion from 2004 […]