Beginning farmers are often described as the future of American agriculture. But the 2022 Census of Agriculture shows they ...

Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than ...

State records list roughly 11,000 regulated animal feeding operations. A yearlong effort using federal aerial imagery, satellite analysis and state records found more than 15,000 livestock facilities, ...

As new AI data centers spread across rural Oklahoma, residents are raising concerns about water use, secrecy and a loophole ...

About a third of counties most dependent on farm labor for their economies had ICE arrests in 2025, more than in previous ...

The hunt was on. Having just returned to power in early 2025, President Trump had ordered agencies to root out government spending that promoted, in his view, “gender ideology extremism.” The problem ...

American farmers rely on a fertilizer supply chain that stretches far beyond U.S. borders. Although the country produces most of its nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers domestically, it still imports ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on whether lawsuits can be brought against pesticide and herbicide makers over claims their products have caused cancer. The court heard arguments ...

This story was originally published by The New Lede. Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement is a “sweetheart deal” that violates the U.S. Constitution by running “roughshod over basic ...

Loyalty programs have been part of the seed and chemical industry — typically, the seeds and pesticides required to grow commodity crops are sold together — for decades. Some have termed them “velvet ...