Iran War Cost Spike Straining Farmers Ahead of Midterm Elections March 18, 2026 By Erin Ailworth, Michael Hirtzer, Ilena Peng and Skylar Woodhouse US farmers, long one of Donald Trump’s most loyal constituencies, are increasingly worried by the Iran war as soaring fertilizer...
Fire at Ohio Hog Farm Complex Kills 6,000 Pigs February 27, 2026 By Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, Kathy McCormack and Leah Willingham A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex killed about 6,000 pigs and unleashed a large plume of smoke that...
States Reliant on Colorado River Failed to Meet New Consensus Deadline February 18, 2026 The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree...
California Produce Company Fined $6M for Farmworker Wage Violations February 9, 2026 A California produce company was fined $6.7 million for wage violations affected more than 10,000 farmworkers. The California Labor Commissioner’s...
US Senators Push USDA for Urgent Action on Bird Flu Vaccine December 15, 2025 By Leah Douglas A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan...
Tyson Foods’ Decision to Close Nebraska Beef Plant Could Hurt Ranchers Nationwide November 26, 2025 By Josh Funk Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of residents of Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate...
Researchers in California Are Mapping Rural Heat to Protect Farmworkers October 28, 2025 By Dorany Pineda and Jae C. Hong In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start...
South Dakota Farmers Use Farm Tunnels for Longer Growing Season October 14, 2025 By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season,...
Cultivated Meat Companies Sue Texas Over Its Lab-Grown Meat Ban September 5, 2025 By Jessica Shuran-Yu, The Texas Tribune Two cultivated meat companies have filed a lawsuit against officials in Texas over the law that bans the sales of...
US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy August 29, 2025 By Michael Hirtzer Sunny skies and mild temperatures this week greeted the biggest US farm show of the year. The contrast couldn’t be...