At Brownstone Institute’s 2026 Polyface Farm retreat, Dr. Nass outlined how federal regulations and corporate consolidation are squeezing small farmers—and why states may offer the best path to reform.
Hackers exploited security vulnerabilities in internet-connected refrigeration systems, spoiling food, sparking fires, and exposing another weakness in the modern food supply chain.
The Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act would let qualifying livestock producers slaughter and process a limited number of their own animals for direct sale to consumers without federal inspection.
New analysis projects fewer than 20,000 dairy farms by the end of the decade as economies of scale, technology, and vertical integration reshape the industry.
Farmers and rural communities are weighing large land offers and potential tax revenue against concerns about farmland loss, utility demands and limited permanent employment.
Residents of “Parkinson’s Valley” say decades of herbicide exposure have devastated their farming community.
A Canadian tractor builder is drawing massive interest by offering repairable, low-tech machines as farmers struggle with soaring equipment costs, software lockouts, and growing dependence on corporate-controlled systems.
The New York Times profiles a Pennsylvania family preparing to sell their last herd of dairy cows.
Rising costs, labor shortages, and succession challenges are reshaping the future of family farms.
In a New York Times opinion essay, Brooks Lamb warns that hundreds of millions of acres of farmland will soon change hands — and argues that policies must help young farmers access land before consolidation accelerates.