Data center expansion reaches rural farmland
Farmers and rural communities are weighing large land offers and potential tax revenue against concerns about farmland loss, utility demands and limited permanent employment.
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Illinois woman documents disappearing farm silos
Marianne May has identified nearly 200 silos built by her grandfather as development, age and changes in farming reshape the Midwestern landscape.
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Walmart, General Mills and ADM expand regenerative agriculture program
The initiative will provide technical and financial support to Midwest wheat farmers adopting practices such as no-till farming and cover crops.
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Fruits and Vegetables | Helping Farmers Sell Locally | News | Transitioning to Regenerative/ Organic
Can healthier soil restore nutrients in our food?
Research links regenerative farming practices to more nutrient-dense crops, but inconsistent findings, higher costs and the lack of clear standards leave major questions unresolved.
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Consolidation turns local outbreaks into national risks
A Cyclospora outbreak exposes how four companies came to control more than half of America’s fresh-cut salad market.
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Poultry giants turn market dominance into political influence
Four companies control 58% of the poultry industry, giving them the money and access to weaken protections for the farmers who depend on them.
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Iowa voters push back against pork industry power
Opposition to the Save Our Bacon Act is spreading beyond animal-welfare groups, with voters in a major pork-producing state and more than 720 veterinarians urging Congress to preserve state protections.
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Americans trust farmers — but not always how they farm
Public confidence remains unusually high, yet growing distance from agriculture leaves farming practices vulnerable to suspicion and misinformation.
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Farmers are losing money — but this isn’t the 1980s farm crisis. Yet.
By Hope Kirwan, Harvest Public Media Corn and soybean farmers have faced negative profit margins for two years, with fertilizer, fuel and borrowing costs expected to climb further in 2026. Economists say today’s downturn differs from the 1980s because farms carry less debt and have access to crop insurance, safety-net programs and billions in emergency federal…
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America’s beginning farmers can’t afford to farm full time
High land costs, rising inputs and weak pricing power force most new producers to rely on off-farm jobs.
