More than a dozen recently fired USDA employees told Investigate Midwest that mass terminations have stalled irrigation ...

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The number of farms in America has long been on a steady decline, shrinking by 9.9% from 2012 to 2022, according to the USDA ...

Bob Hemesath has spent his entire life on his Northeast Iowa farm, raising corn and hogs alongside his brother. His business ...

America’s dairy industry is being ravaged by bird flu, leading to a significant decline in milk production in many states, ...

Although farm loans appear unaffected by President Donald Trump’s funding freeze, the administration’s rollback of DEI ...

Thousands of farmers and a dozen rural electric cooperatives wait for news about billions in funds under Trump administration ‘review’ ...

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Preston Arnold on his farm near Sikeston, Missouri, where he raised chickens before market changes on April 17, 2024. photo by Daniel Byrd, for Investigate Midwest This story was updated Dec. 18, 2024 ...