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Legislation

Labor
States Resist Agricultural Labor Protections While Relying on Temporary Workers
By Rebecca McCray
Perspective
What, Exactly, Counts as a Factory Farm?
By Ethan Freedman
Legislation
Who Are Farmers Voting For?
By Jesse Hirsch
Legislation
California’s Most Urban County Lands a Farm Bureau
By Olivia Peluso
Perspective
USDA Misses Another Chance to Help Farmers of Color
By Tom Driscoll
Legislation
The Fight for Dairy Diversity in Public Schools
By Miranda Lipton & Jesse Hirsch
Labor
No Rest (Water, or Shade) for the Weary
By Emma Glassman-Hughes
Livestock
Oklahoma Legislators Make a Case for Cockfighting
By Heide Brandes
Supply Chain
Tripping Forward
By Daniel Walton
Legislation
A Red Herring in the Supreme Court
By Shea Swenson
Legislation
Agriculture’s Need for Speed
By Hannah Macready
Legislation
The Price of Picking Blueberries
By Jack Dodson
Legislation
A Texas Highway Project Flooded a Fourth-Generation Farmer’s Ranch — Now He’s Headed to the Supreme Court
By Sara Ventiera
Legislation
Poisoned by Pesticides
By Sara Ventiera
Legislation
More and More States are Legalizing Sales of Raw Milk
By Sara Ventiera
Supply Chain
Despite U.S. Pushback, Mexico’s Fight to Ban Genetically Modified Corn is Not Over
By Lorena Rios
Legislation
Climate Change Is Upending Farmers’ Livelihoods — and Exacerbating a Mental Health Crisis
By Mélissa Godin
Legislation
Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight?
By Amber X. Chen
Labor
It’s Suddenly Legal for Kids to Work in Meatpacking Plants
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
Has the Time for Checkoff Reform Finally Arrived?
By Lela Nargi
Livestock
California Is Spending Millions to Compensate Ranchers for Living Near Wolves
By Shea Swenson
Farm Finance
Can the Farm Bill Ease the Childcare Crisis for U.S. Farm Families?
By Shelby Vittek
Labor
Florida’s New Anti-Immigration Law Spells Bad News for Agriculture
By Shelby Vittek
Farm Finance
Minnesota Farmers Celebrate Their New Public Health Care Option
By Shea Swenson
Environment
Iowa’s Water Crisis Isn’t Drying Up Anytime Soon
By Shelby Vittek
Legislation
Why Are Farm Groups Opposing Climate Disclosures?
By John McCracken
Livestock
Can the Farm Bill Fix Agriculture’s Methane Problem?
By John McCracken
Land
Silvopasture Is an Ancient, Climate-Smart Farming Practice. Can the Farm Bill Help Spur its Renaissance?
By Ashley Stimpson
Legislation
Colorado Became the First Right-to-Repair State — Who’s Next?
By Amanda Loudin
Legislation
How a Climate-Smart Farm Bill Can Save Lives
By Eve Andrews
Legislation
Meet the Elite Squad of Beagles Keeping U.S. Agriculture Safe
By Shea Swenson
Legislation
Why Does the Farm Bill Consider Fruits and Vegetables “Specialty Crops?”
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
“Vital” Sedative for Cattle and Horses Is in DEA Crosshairs
By Jesse Hirsch
Legislation
Is There a Better Way to Deal With Wild Cattle?
By Kathleen Willcox
Legislation
Big Poultry’s Anticompetitive Practices Come Home to Roost
By Jack Dodson
Farm Finance
Ohio Wants More New Farmers, So It’s Paying Them to Learn About Finance
By Shea Swenson
Legislation
The Battle Over Canola Farming in Oregon Heats Up
By Shelby Vittek
Legislation
U.S. and Mexico Have 1 Week Left to Settle Corn Clash
By John McCracken
Legislation
Proposed CO₂ Pipeline Through Iowa Angers Farmers and Environmentalists Alike
By Eve Andrews
Legislation
“They’re Doing Fraud”: Meat Producers Weigh in on USA Labels
By Jesse Hirsch
Legislation
Fighting to Keep Milk a Household — But Not Plant-Based — Name
By John McCracken
Labor
Iowa Pushes to Let 14-Year-Olds Work in Meatpacking Plants
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
Oklahoma’s New Lunch Program Puts a Twist on the Farm-to-School Model
By Shea Swenson
Legislation
Will More Money for Small Meat Processors Fix the Supply Chain?
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
The Growing Movement to Liberate Raw Milk
By Shelby Vittek
Legislation
Seed Thieves
By Jack Dodson
Legislation
Congress Wants to Block Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland. Is This a Red Herring?
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
USDA Is Cracking Down on Organic Fraud. Will It Rebuild Public Trust?
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
Time Is Running Out to Complete the Census of Agriculture
By Christina Yergat
Legislation
Not Everyone Is Celebrating This Week’s Right-to-Repair News
By Lela Nargi
Legislation
Are the Threats of “Agroterrorism” Overblown?
By Jack Dodson
Legislation
Organic Producers Ask Congress for Emergency Aid
By Shea Swenson
Legislation
The Age of Over-the-Counter Antibiotics for Livestock Is Ending
By Shea Swenson
Labor
A Safety Net for Farmworkers During Climate Disasters
By Jesse Hirsch
Legislation
How to Build a Climate-Smart Farm Bill
By Lela Nargi
Livestock
Poultry Farmers Are on the Front Lines of USDA’s New War on Salmonella
By Jesse Hirsch
Livestock
Should California’s Animal Welfare Laws Affect National Pork Production? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide.
By Jesse Hirsch
Legislation
Some States Are Moving to Ban Neonic Pesticides. Is This the Best Way to Support Pollinators — and Farmers?
By Lela Nargi