Environment A closer look at pesticides and cancer risk in farm country The May 7 virtual panel will explore what current data and reporting reveal, bringing together research, clinical insight, and lived experience. By Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest / 16 Apr 2026
Environment A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years Amid changing political headwinds, the moratorium on soy-driven deforestation is in danger. What now? By Frida Garza, Grist / 21 Jan 2026
Dave Dickey Expect more turmoil and change for the 2026 ag sector Key trade agreements, the legality of the global trade war, Agri Stats’ antitrust case, more USDA moves, and rulings on dicamba and glyphosate predicted to grab industry headlines. By Dave Dickey, Columnist / 8 Jan 2026
Government & Politics The USDA’s farm animal welfare research lab — with just one scientist remaining — dismantled by Trump Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the mass firings. By Grey Moran, The Sentient / 25 Feb 2025
