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‘We’re Cut Off’: Rural Farmers Are Desperate For Broadband Internet

When COVID hit, Lisa Stroup was excited for her granddaughter to come stay with her... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 13, 2023
Just Half of Those Eligible for WIC Actually Use the Program

In a report released last week, the USDA finds that roughly half of all those... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 7, 2023
How Should Gene-Edited Seeds be Regulated?

In traditional plant breeding, the pollen of one plant is added to the pollen of... (more)

Jennifer Cole
October 26, 2023
The Farm Bill Expired. What Happens Now?

Remind me—what is the farm bill again? The US Farm Bill is a package of... (more)

Lena Beck
October 2, 2023
Opinion: The EATS Act Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health While Protecting...

For too long, the pork industry has been permitted to inflict what amounts to criminal... (more)

Crystal Heath
September 19, 2023
The World Could Lose Half of all Farms by 2100

A study from researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder predicts that the number of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 27, 2023
Farm Groups Urge Legislators to Allow Changes to the Packers and Stockyards...

More than 100 farmer, rancher, consumer and labor organizations are pleading with the US House... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
June 17, 2023
‘There Is No Safety At All.’ Living and Farming in a War...

When Ihor Mistiuk learned of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb 23, 2022, he... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 15, 2023
Colorado Becomes First State with Right-to-Repair Law

Last week, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed the aptly named Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 4, 2023