You might not think cigarette butts could be that bad for plants. Cigarette butts are the world’s most commonly littered item. Around the world, cigarette butts are tossed. After all, what is a cigarette, really? It’s tobacco, which is a plant. It’s paper, which biodegrades. So what could be so harmful? Researchers from Anglia Ruskin […]

When Matthew and Joe Brugger left their family’s farm for college, they didn’t know what the future would look like. The twin brothers loved farming, but the idea of going back to a traditional corn, soybeans, and cattle farm in Nebraska seemed unfulfilling. They wanted to return after their studies, but they also wanted to […]

With the Trump administration’s trade war adding to what has been a truly horrific year for American farmers, the USDA announced some more clarification on the latest bailout package. This second round of bailouts is, like the first, designed to keep American farmers solvent during a year stuffed with drastic cuts in exports, droughts, rainstorms, […]