We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back.
The Illinois legislature is debating whether to become one of a handful of states to legally require worker protections from extreme temperatures. The legislation would apply to labor on the frontlines of the climate crisis, such as farm work.
In late February, the US Department of Agriculture had already predicted food prices in 2026 would increase faster than inflation. A month into the war, some prices will likely skyrocket.
Candidates for Oklahoma governor are spotlighting foreign farmland ownership as a top voter concern, but conflicting claims, carve-outs in state law and gaps in federal data complicate the issue.
A US Supreme Court decision expanding 'reasonable suspicion' authority is pushing immigration enforcement beyond job sites into rural towns, where a US citizen says an officer told him: 'We have the right to assume that you're an illegal alien.'
Una decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU., que amplía la autoridad de “sospecha razonable”, está llevando la aplicación de las leyes migratorias más allá de los lugares de trabajo hacia los pueblos rurales, donde un ciudadano estadounidense afirma que un agente le dijo: “Tenemos derecho a asumir qu
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Feedlots, where cattle are finished on grain after grazing, are becoming larger. Smaller operations are declining, while the largest feedlots continue to expand their market share, reflecting ongoing consolidation across
