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America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why
September 16, 2024
This massive consolidation in dairy farming has an impact on rural communities. It also makes it more difficult for consumers to know where their food comes from and how it’s produced.
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Who’s Buying Nebraska? Philly organic farm is 2nd-biggest buyer of Nebraska farmland
September 13, 2024
The Flatwater Free Press analysis shows that seven of the top 10 land buyers in Nebraska are headquartered outside the state.
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After half a century, the Apache trout swims off the threatened species list
September 12, 2024
After half a century, the Apache trout swims off the threatened species list.
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Wisconsin dairy industry fights back as towns seek to curb CAFO growth
September 11, 2024
Since 2018, large Wisconsin dairy farms have filed 13 lawsuits against city and state governments, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of court records and state permitting data for concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
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Election 2024: Competing Visions of How USDA Funding Can Help Rural America
September 09, 2024
Trump launched a trade war; Biden focused on climate-friendly farming. With a new farm bill almost a year overdue, experts discuss the approaches each presidential candidate might take to agricultural policy.
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Athens to allow deer hunting on select properties
September 05, 2024
A limited bow hunting program will be held on more than a dozen City of Athens properties in the coming months, with the goal of controlling the deer population.
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State agricultural, veterinary officials stay on the lookout for bird flu in NC cattle
September 04, 2024
Ag commissioner Steve Troxler gave North Carolina farmers a chance to hear from agricultural and veterinary officials about the national outbreak and what that means for them.
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Avian flu has infected dairy cows in more than a dozen states – a microbiologist explains how the virus is spreading
August 28, 2024
The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more than a dozen farmworkers in 2024, most recently in Colorado.
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Justice Has Been Delayed for Black Farmers, and They’re Looking to the Next President for Answers
August 26, 2024
Black farmers ponder: Will Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz really create change if they’re elected into office?
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Oklahoma experts hope research, goats will encourage climate-resiliency on farms
August 23, 2024
Experts are finding ways to encourage climate-resilient farming and living for producers.
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Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
August 19, 2024
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife collisions closes Sept. 4
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Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
August 16, 2024
Researchers have discover a major cause for the recent resurgence of this fungal infection is the domination of the international banana industry by a single clone of banana.
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Cattle Production That Enhances Water and Environmental Quality
August 08, 2024
Michigan State’s Jason Rowntree is out to prove that ranching is an ecological asset.
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As Feds Delay Decision on Grizzly Protections, Montana and Wyoming Threaten Lawsuits
August 08, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pushed its decision timeline to January 2025. States want an update by the end of October.
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Fertilizer from human waste faces scrutiny but remains a profitable industry
August 07, 2024
Concern is growing over ‘forever chemicals’ in biosolid fertilizer.
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