Michigan has reported the most cases of the bird flu in dairy herds in the country, but officials said that’s likely because of widespread testing in the state.
Precision agriculture has long promised to provide more granular data — and new technology to use it — for farmers facing pressure to increase yields while being more environmentally friendly. It's had some successes, but some of the loftiest promises of precision ag are still out of reach.
Investigate Midwest reviewed hundreds of groundwater well records to determine how the hog industry and the state’s weak water laws are affecting water levels.
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge celebrates its centennial this month with dozens of events aimed at getting people out to explore its beauty and unique value. It protects more than 240,000 acres of river floodplain -- the kind that, elsewhere in the watershed, has been
While disproportionate numbers of rural residents, especially low-income and communities of color, are exposed to unhealthy greenhouse emissions, a majority of goods produced in the process are headed to cities and suburbs.
