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Recent reporting
Indiana farmers confront data center threat to water and land
When a data center proposal came to Shelby County, Indiana, farmers realized they had to fight back. Now they're helping others see what's at stake.
The Data Center Invasion: Big Tech Eyes Rural America
AI data centers are rapidly claiming rural land, water, and power. Communities are beginning to fight back against the next wave of corporate extraction.
In Farm Country, Hunger Becomes Sickness
New research from Texas shows food insecurity is driving chronic illness in rural communities. The people who feed the nation are going hungry.
Drone Tariffs Hit Small Farms Hardest, New Data Shows
Trump's tariffs on agricultural drones deepen inequality as large farms pull further ahead in adopting precision tech.
When Towns Lose Their Grocery, Farmers Lose a Market
A year after Shoals, Indiana's last grocer closed, rural communities rely on convenience stores. The cascading cost for local food systems and farm viability.
RANCH Act Opens 20 Million Acres to Rebuild Cattle Herds
A new bipartisan bill from Klobuchar and Rounds would pay ranchers to restore grazing lands—a rare bright spot for herd economics.
Congress Eyes Warning Labels on Ultra-Processed Foods
Senate Democrats introduce food labeling bill requiring warnings on ultra-processed foods and those high in added sugar, sodium, and saturated fats.
Senate Races Heat Up Over Big Ag Consolidation
Iowa and Nebraska candidates are running hard against agricultural monopolies as farm costs soar and consolidation tightens. A populist turn is reshaping farm-belt politics.
House Dems probe Taylor Farms over massive cyclospora outbreak
Congress scrutinizes one of America's largest produce processors as the outbreak spreads to 41 states with 4,100+ confirmed cases. The question: why wasn't this caught sooner?
Why 72% of Beginning Farmers Can't Farm Full Time
New data reveals most new farmers must work another job to survive—a symptom of consolidation and soaring land costs that lock out the next generation.
America's Biggest Pork Producer Is Chinese-Owned — and It Sits on a Lot of US Land
Smithfield, the largest US pork company, has been owned by China's WH Group since 2013. The deal still shapes the farmland and foreign-ownership debate today.
The Comeback Crop: How Young Farmers Are Rebuilding Soil — and a Future — From the Ground Up
Against consolidation and climate stress, a new generation is betting on regenerative farming, cooperatives, and land trusts. The wins are real, if you know where to look.
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