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Congress is set to take away federal funding for PBS and NPR, the most trusted media in the U.S. The hardest hits will come for rural stations.
Voters, not Big Money, should chose Democratic nominees. That will take a serious plan of reform—starting with campaign finance.
Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands Farm transfers are complex. Anna Sekine helps farmers pass their land to the next generation.
Mikey Weinstein didn’t want to fight the Pentagon. But he saw no other choice. As the founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), Weinstein’s battles—in the courts and ...
International food aid—the food grown by American row crop farmers—has been a hallmark of United States foreign policy since the beginning of the Cold War. Its untimely end by the Trump administration ...
In recent weeks, ICE has stepped up raids on immigrant dairy farm workers, casting a sense of deep unease across the industry.
A fourth-generation farmer explains the real world costs of Trump’s tariffs and why they could be devastating for farmers.
On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump claimed his administration would end the “censorship of protected speech.” But actions speak louder than words. Thanks to a leaked email memo, we ...
Tapping sugar maple trees is a rite of spring among Native people in the North Woods where they have been making maple syrup for centuries.
The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.
Farmers are speaking out after the USDA's decision to terminate programs that helped schools, food banks and tribes buy fresh food.