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Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. A slow-moving... (more)

Matthew R Sanderson, Burke Griggs and Jacob A. Miller
November 11, 2020
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Farmworkers Are Entitled to Overtime Pay

There are many ways in which agricultural labor—despite being difficult, dangerous, and necessary—is treated differently... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 11, 2020
European Union Hits United States With Tariffs On Tobacco, Nuts

The European Union is set to impose new tariffs on a list of American goods... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 10, 2020
Court Nixes FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

A district court in California has rolled back the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 5, 2020
Election Night Results from Farm Country

While the country waits for final results in the presidential election, here are some down... (more)

Alex Robinson
November 4, 2020
Engineers Are Developing Self-Watering Soil for Drought Farming

Over the past 100 years, droughts have become both more severe and more frequent. Drought... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 4, 2020
Corn Yields Are Up, But More Vulnerable to Drought Than Ever: Study

Corn yields have set records in five of the last seven years, which should mean... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 3, 2020
The USDA Has Poured Money Into Farm Country, But Will it Be...

In the 2018 midterm elections, Republicans lost support in agricultural counties that suffered from retaliatory... (more)

Alex Robinson
November 2, 2020
Tyson to Replace Federal Inspectors With Own Employees at Beef Plant

Back in March 2019, Tyson Foods proposed a waiver in which the work of some... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
October 30, 2020
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