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.
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.
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.
Extreme weather pushes British farmers to the brink
Repeated heatwaves, drought and flooding are cutting yields and forcing farms to find income beyond food production.
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.
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.