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More foreign ownership of U.S. beef processors raises food safety concerns
This story was also published by the Wasau Pilot and Review.
Farm immigration reform aims to aid struggling Midwest dairies
This story was also published by Wisconsin Farmer.
A 10-minute delay of key USDA reports gave some people an advantage. Here’s why.
This story was also published by Iowa Public Radio.
EPA’s second attempt to fix Renewable Fuel Standard loophole draws criticism
Soybean promoters shop for new markets as talks with China continue
This story was also published by In These Times.
General Mills launches pesticide reduction plan after traces found in cereal
This story was also published by the Associated Press and others.
As scientists predict ‘killer heat’ in near future, ag companies and farmers prepare
This story was also published by the Associated Press, the Daily Herald, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Peoria Journal Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, U.S. News and World Report, and others.
This story was also published by the Associated Press, Daily Yonder, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Olympian, Peoria Journal Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The State, U.S. News and World Report and others.
Food pantries struggle with abundance of meat, milk as USDA triples food buys
Controversial pesticide use sees dramatic increase across the Midwest
This story was also published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Harvest Public Media, Science Friday, The Daily Yonder, KCUR, KUNC, St. Louis Public Radio, Illinois Public Radio, WVIK Quad Cities Public Radio and others.
CDC report: More research needed on health risks from weedkiller glyphosate
Comments on Bayer-Monsanto merger settlement reveal lack of confidence in competition
In Iowa, 2020 candidates decry mega-mergers and falling farm incomes
This story was also published by New Food Economy and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
This story was also published by the Des Moines Register.
Lawsuit challenges rule easing environmental reviews for animal confinements
This story was also published by the Daily Star Journal and St. Louis Today.
This story was also published by the Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune and U.S. News and World Report.
USDA’s Rural broadband plan met with citizen criticism and concerns
This story was also published by the Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Reporter, Daily Yonder, Faribault Daily News, The Food & Environment Reporting Network, High Plains Public Radio, KNEB Radio Scotts Bluff, KUNC, Merced Sun-Star, The Peoria Journal Star and the Winona Daily News.
Business, education, healthcare top of mind as rural broadband expansion inches forward
This story was also published by the Associated Press and the Peoria Journal Star.
Midwest businesses, farmers rally to oppose Trump’s trade war
This story was also published by the Associated Press, Daily Yonder, La Crosse Tribune, The News Tribune, Peoria Journal Star, Successful Farming, Washington Times and WRAL-TV.
This story was also published by the Alva Review-Courier, Associated Press, Brookings Register, Daily Reporter, Fresno Bee, Idaho Statesman, NBC 5 Chicago, NBC 5 DFW, NBC 10 Philadelphia, Peoria Journal Star, U.S. News and World Report, Washington Times and Winona Daily News.
Post merger, Bayer vague on lawsuit strategy, despite liability
This story was also published by the Alva Review-Courier, Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and U.S. News and World Report.
This story was also published by Illinois Public Media.
Slaughterhouses provide low, yet stable floor for employment in rural America
This story was also published by In These Times.
Up in the Sky: Saving Old Farm Photos, One Roll at a Time
“Go out and take pictures of every farm you see.”
Seems like an odd thing to ask an airplane pilot. It’s a lot of farms and a lot of film. More than 60 years after that first pilot took that first picture, a company called Vintage Aerial is trying to match rolls and rolls of aerial farmland photos – 18 million photos worth – to the families who have lived and worked on that land for generations … Continue reading
Reliable Rural Broadband: A Near Future Reality or All Talk?
Agweb – 1/15/18
4-H and Google Team Up to Bring Tech to America’s Youth
Agweb – 8/11/17
New Sage Grouse Plan Workable for Farmers, Ranchers
Agweb – 8/8/17
Will Soybean Acres Surpass Corn This Year?
Agweb – 6/29/17
Dairy under the Golden Arches
Milk Business Magazine – 9/5/16
A Mule’s Paradise
Missouri Life Magazine – 8/1/15
5 Key Mistakes To Avoid After A Bike Crash
The Chicagoist – 12/4/15
Hard to Swallow: One man’s journey around the world & into the record books
Medium – 4/28/15
Surveying the Unknown: Mozambique’s struggle to free itself of landmines
Deadly Debris – 1/5/15
This story was also published by Global Post.
Nurse-shaming: Chicago dad responds to breastfeeding blog post
Chicago Parent – 8/1/14
Lessons for youth concerning Trayvon Martin
Austin Weekly News – 11/5/13