Oat farming has declined in the U.S. in recent decades — but a growing group of more than 100 Midwestern farmers is trying to bring it back. 

The Unexpected Rise of the Oat Mafia

High cost of health care and unpredictable year-to-year incomes have strained farmers’ ability to access health insurance nationwide. Minnesota has a new plan.

Minnesota Farmers Celebrate Their New Public Health Care Option

A new study measuring rare, cosmic atoms shows that soil erosion in the Midwest is orders of magnitude worse than we thought. 

What Explosions in Space Tell Us About Agricultural Erosion 

The program hopes to support underserved farming communities throughout the state, while offering schools an affordable way to provide local food.

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