Agriculture

Conservation buffers are strips of land, often planted with native perennials, strategically placed among and around row crops. They have the potential to improve farm productivity, protect vital resources, and...

We’re excited to report that we have been nominated for James Beard Journalism Awards in two categories: Columns and Newsletters, for three issues of our members-only newsletter, The Deep Dish—“Indigenous Foodways,”...

Pivot Bio, which develops microbial nitrogen products as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers, is relocating key parts of its business from Berkeley, California, to the Midwest. The company’s new footprint...

The growing outbreak of New World screwworm in Mexico has triggered serious concerns for U.S. agriculture. First detected in Chiapas in November 2024, NWS has now breached containment thresholds, spreading...

Back in the 1990s, when Craig Watts was still raising chickens for Perdue, the fourth largest poultry company in the U.S., his contract included a provision that prohibited him from...

Early on May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a major budget package — the vote was 215-214. Bill H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will now...

Ongoing uncertainty about the direction of international trade policy is clouding the outlook for U.S. grain elevators and merchandisers. The lack of clarity surrounding tariffs with key U.S. trading partners...

When we think about agriculture, we often focus on the end product: cotton for a t-shirt, hay destined to feed animals through the winter, or hamburgers for our summer barbecues....

Sean Sherman walks through an expansive commissary kitchen in South Minneapolis, his eyes lighting up with excitement. He isn’t taking in the kitchen as it is—dormant but well-equipped with an...

A report to be released by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission this week has agricultural groups appealing for careful consideration by the Trump administration. The report’s expected release...