Trump Is Betraying America’s Ranchers With NAFTA 2.0
Aug 18, 2019 The new trade deal gives multinational meatpackers an incentive to turn their backs on family ranchers.
Silicon Valley’s Farm Bot Is as Dystopian as It Sounds
Mar 18, 2019 A tech start up is building robots to siphon farm profits out of local communities and into the pockets of rich investors.
How the Army Corps’ Hesitation Nearly Destroyed a City
Sep 6, 2018 There was a plan to save Cairo, Ill., from flooding. But when the rains came, so did hesitance.U.S. Announces Billions to Help Farmers Hurt by Trump Tariffs
Jul 24, 2018 The plan for $12 billion in emergency relief is quickly dismissed by some farm-state Republicans, who say farmers want markets for their crops, not government payoffs.Who Would Lose in a Trade War
Jun 1, 2018 Cheesemakers in Wisconsin, farmers in the Great Plains, distillers in Kentucky and employees of such iconic American brands as Harley-Davidson and Levi Strauss are all standing in the line of fire.McConnell Looks to Complete Hemp’s Comeback as a Crop
Mar 27, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a full pardon for hemp: He's previewing legislation to free the plant from its ties to marijuana so it can be legalized as an agricultural commodity.Despite Heated Rhetoric, Little Change on U.S.-Mexico Border
Mar 12, 2018 The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president.Trump Woos ‘God’s Country’ With Broadband Internet Promises
Jan 8, 2018 Addressing a farm organization, the president hails his tax plan and pitches a vision of better Internet technology in the heartland.
Rising Temperatures Cut Economic Output
Sep 7, 2017 A new study shows that increasing heat will affect the health and productivity of workers in Europe as well as in the world’s hottest regions.
Climate Change Will Make American Farmers’ Lives More Difficult
Apr 9, 2017 New research indicates that weather patterns are becoming more volatile and extreme, so farmers must find new ways to adapt.
