A Renewed Push to Crack Down on Foreign Farm Ownership
A Missouri lawmaker is trying to reimpose restrictions that were conveniently weakened nearly a decade ago.
Farm-State Republicans Are Trying Out a New-Again Climate Message
Democrats’ big plans have some GOP lawmakers rethinking their party’s all-out climate denialism.
Biden Bets the Farm on Climate
The president’s plan for American agriculture is politically risky and scientifically debatable. It also may be his best chance to succeed where Obama failed.
USDA Forecasts Dip in Net Farmer Income in 2021
A decrease in subsidies could be the difference for many farmers.
How Will Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Affect Agriculture?
It eyes the future, but what about the present?
Deep in Factory Farm Country, CAFO Critics Are Just Trying to Get Heard
A group of Iowa lawmakers are pushing for a state-wide moratorium on factory farms. Their first challenge? Getting their colleagues to take them seriously.
Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock and Ben Ray Luján Join Senate Ag Committee
The lawmakers will add some diversity to what was previously an all-white panel.
Tom Vilsack Cruises Through Nomination Hearing
Biden’s pick to lead the USDA faced more questions about his grandchildren than systemic racism
