Trump’s victory throws new USDA framework on seed industry into question
Imagine two fields, side-by-side. One grows genetically modified corn, the seed bought from a major firm. The other grows organic […]
GRAPHIC: Trump support grew in America’s top farming counties despite first-term trade war
America’s most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election by an average of 77.7%. Trump has […]
Is John Deere’s day of reckoning soon at hand?
The walls are closing in on John Deere and Company regarding its unwillingness to completely lift repair restrictions that prevent […]
Second Trump administration threatens USDA conservation and insurance programs
This story was originally published by Barn Raiser. In the mid 1980s, Thomas Eich’s grandparents, who farmed corn and soybeans, […]
Here’s how we plan to cover the Trump administration.
Donald Trump has promised a transformational second term. Change is coming to almost every aspect of American policy. No matter […]
Denver voters reject meatpacking plant ban, keeping open one of nation’s largest lamb slaughterhouses
Denver voters rejected a proposed ban on meatpacking plants within city limits, keeping open the nation’s largest lamb processing facility. […]
GRAPHIC: US agricultural exports support 1.25 million jobs
In 2022, U.S. agricultural exports supported approximately 1.25 million full-time civilian jobs, totaling more than $197 billion. These jobs are […]
‘Lost & Found’: A live storytelling event with Investigate Midwest and IowaWatch
Come support our nonprofit, independent journalism while connecting with friends and new acquaintances. Investigate Midwest, featuring its IowaWatch newsroom, brings […]
Four ways Trump could impact the agriculture sector during second term
Donald Trump’s first term as president brought sweeping change to environmental regulations, trade policy and a host of issues that […]
As solar expands in the Delta, can agrivoltaic projects grow with the boom?
SEARCY, Ark. — On hundreds of acres of former farmland outside the small town of Searcy, Arkansas, the Raines family […]