In this CHD-TV special, Laura Orlando and Meryl Nass expose how treated sewer sludge — so-called biosolids — packed with PFAS and other hazardous chemicals is being spread on farmland and bagged for retail, all while oversight remains weak and public health is at risk.
With billions in subsidies for industrial ag and new bills to override state protections, lawmakers make clear where their loyalties lie.
Many farmers followed EPA recommendations and spread sewage sludge on their land as fertilizer. Now their land is contaminated with toxins and may not be usable.
A record 60% of U.S. colonies collapsed in the past year as the deadly Varroa mite grows resistant to pesticides, threatening crops and livelihoods across the country.
A new investigation shows how decades of consolidation have trapped U.S. farmers in a system designed for them to lose.
After years of warnings, farmers say they are being forced to compete against products made with chemicals and practices banned in their own fields.
An Iowa family is resisting the county’s attempt to change their land classification — and risk losing farmland they’ve held for years.