Five Midterm Races Where Farming Was a Factor
Farmers are small in number, but in an era of stark urban-rural divides they have an outsize electoral impact.
FDA Grants “Breakthrough Therapy” Status to Psychoactive Psilocybin Mushrooms, Says Startup
Formerly banned substances—many of them plant-based—have in the past decade become subjects of dedicated medical study.
Tariffs, China and American Ginseng: A Case Study in Wisconsin
Marathon County is ground zero for the American ginseng industry, growing 98 percent of the country’s crop. But that may be in jeopardy if buyers start to walk away from deals in response to Chinese import tariffs.
The Farm Bill Expired … Bad News for Many
Minority farmers, conservation, and organics will be hurt.
NAFTA Will Be Replaced by the USMCA. How Does It Affect Agriculture?
NAFTA is dead, replaced by an updated, though broadly similar, trade pact: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
Federal Court Rules in Favor of North Carolina’s Farmworker Unions
Farmworkers need unions more than ever.
Under the USDA’s Definition, 90 Percent of Iowa’s Farms Are “Family Farms”
The USDA thinks “family farm” means something different than you do.
Putting Down Roots: The Refugee Gardens of Clarkston, Georgia
Today, a third of town’s 13,000 residents were born in another country, representing 40 nationalities and 60 languages.
How to Keep New York’s Farmland for Farmers
How do we help young farmers compete with developers when it comes to purchasing farmland?
