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Connor Barnes brings his butchering craft straight to small-time livestock farmers via a custom-made box truck, a relief to many in a consolidated industry.
Maryland’s blue crab workers exercise agency even in systems that extract maximum value from their labor and minimize their presence.
Iowa elected officials are preparing to trash 60% of the state’s historical archives with no transparency or input from the public.
Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands Farm transfers are complex. Anna Sekine helps farmers pass their land to the next generation.
Mikey Weinstein didn’t want to fight the Pentagon. But he saw no other choice. As the founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), Weinstein’s battles—in the courts and ...
Barbara Damrosch, the acclaimed garden writer, reflects on her latest book as part memoir, part garden guide and part call to action.
A fourth-generation farmer explains the real world costs of Trump’s tariffs and why they could be devastating for farmers.
On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump claimed his administration would end the “censorship of protected speech.” But actions speak louder than words. Thanks to a leaked email memo, we ...
Farmers in Trump country bet on renewable energy grants. Then the government changed the rules to favor fossil fuels.
Tapping sugar maple trees is a rite of spring among Native people in the North Woods where they have been making maple syrup for centuries.
The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.
Farmers are speaking out after the USDA's decision to terminate programs that helped schools, food banks and tribes buy fresh food.