As nitrate contamination in the region’s waters increases, so do some states’ rates of cancer.
Graphic: A Third of U.S. Corn Is Used to Produce Ethanol
The nation’s corn is used in animal feed, alcohol and artificial sweeteners, but a major portion is used for biofuels.
The nation’s corn is used in animal feed, alcohol and artificial sweeteners, but a major portion is used for biofuels.
Can $3 Billion Persuade Black Farmers to Trust the USDA?
The agency’s climate-smart initiative promises to make amends for its long history of discrimination. Early results suggest it won’t be easy.
The agency’s climate-smart initiative promises to make amends for its long history of discrimination. Early results suggest it won’t be easy.
How Clean Is the Upper Mississippi River? New Report Finds Signs of Improvement, Emerging Threats
A new report from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats, such as road salt and lead, are emerging.
A new report from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats, such as road salt and lead, are emerging.
‘We Can’t Sit Back’: Amid Polluted Water and Climbing Cancer Rates, Iowa Eyes Farm Chemicals
Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.
Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.
Nonstop Dredging Kept the Mississippi River Open This Year, but Moving Mountains of Sand Creates Its Own Problems
Alternating extremes of heavy rainfall and drought are making it harder for the Army Corps of Engineers — which must by law maintain the Mississippi River for commerce, including the transportation of grain — to predict and plan a multi-million-dollar practice of constant dredging. In the upper reaches of the navigable part of the river, a narrow landscape makes it difficult to find a place for dredged sand. Now, the continuous flow of sediment is straining old storage agreements.
Alternating extremes of heavy rainfall and drought are making it harder for the Army Corps of Engineers — which must by law maintain the Mississippi River for commerce, including the transportation of grain — to predict and plan a multi-million-dollar practice of constant dredging. In the upper reaches of the navigable part of the river, a narrow landscape makes it difficult to find a place for dredged sand. Now, the continuous flow of sediment is straining old storage agreements.
Conservation Programs Offer Solutions to Climate Threats, but Are Vastly Underfunded
The Biden administration has called USDA conservation programs a “linchpin” in the nation’s climate strategy.
The Biden administration has called USDA conservation programs a “linchpin” in the nation’s climate strategy.
Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, Investors Grabbing Giant Chunks of Nebraska Farmland
Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows.
Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows.
Study Finds Mississippi River Basin Residents Concerned About Environment, but Largely Unaware They Live in the Watershed
New research gives a rare look at climate attitudes of Mississippi River basin residents and the relationship they have — or don’t have — with one of the world’s most important rivers.
New research gives a rare look at climate attitudes of Mississippi River basin residents and the relationship they have — or don’t have — with one of the world’s most important rivers.
As Extreme Weather Increasingly Threatens Crops, Study Finds Taxpayers Pay the Price
A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s only growing more expensive.
A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s only growing more expensive.
Three Nebraska Tribes Are Buying Back Farmland, and Attempting to Reverse History
After more than a century of government actions that led to the loss and sale of reservation land, the Nebraska tribes are buying some back. They’re running into high prices and, some allege, bigotry as they do.
After more than a century of government actions that led to the loss and sale of reservation land, the Nebraska tribes are buying some back. They’re running into high prices and, some allege, bigotry as they do.
Experts: Beyond Corn and Soybeans, Farming’s Future Has Plenty of Options
Some Iowa growers opt for growing crops outside of the big corn and soybean markets. Farmers and experts hope that, amid the challenges, are potential wins for better health, stronger local economies and an improved environment.
Some Iowa growers opt for growing crops outside of the big corn and soybean markets. Farmers and experts hope that, amid the challenges, are potential wins for better health, stronger local economies and an improved environment.
GRAPHIC: Chicken Prices Continue To Rise, Costing U.S. Consumers More Each Year
Once an alternative to beef, chicken has become the country’s most popular meat choice.
Once an alternative to beef, chicken has become the country’s most popular meat choice.
A New Network of Attorneys Fights the Abuses of Industrial Agriculture. First Up, Colorado.
FarmSTAND focuses resources on specific cases that can change precedent on agricultural issues in the courts, working in collaboration with grassroots organizations from local to national levels.
FarmSTAND focuses resources on specific cases that can change precedent on agricultural issues in the courts, working in collaboration with grassroots organizations from local to national levels.
How Black Farmers Are Navigating Climate Change With Limited Federal Support
Some have received equipment and funding from the USDA. Many who have not are frustrated by the process.
Some have received equipment and funding from the USDA. Many who have not are frustrated by the process.
In Minnesota, Families Blame Farm Nutrient Contamination for Heavy Cancer Toll
“Every family along here was affected. Every one.”
“Every family along here was affected. Every one.”