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The statistics are clear: Rural America is deeply impacted by the opioid crisis, especially farmers and farm workers. What’s not so easy is figuring out...
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In the coming months, Congress will map out how it will spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years. The massive…
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The federal government wants to revamp hog slaughter inspections, proposing changes that were more than 15 years in the works and are being touted as ways…
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The recent frigid weather across the Midwest has slowed river barges carrying grain to shipment ports, especially those destined for the Gulf of Mexico…
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As President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made the rounds this week to reiterate their commitment to rural communities and…
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Shoring up rural America's economy must start with broadband access and technology, a federal task force said in a report released Monday.The group,…
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Peyton Manning, the NFL quarterback-turned-pitchman, apparently has another side hustle: Certifying shipments of grain as organic for a Nebraska-based…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts consumers will be paying less for beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and turkey in early 2018 than at the start of…
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Shoppers, check your receipts when you buy Thanksgiving dinner ingredients. It’s likely the total cost will be the lower that what you paid in 2013.
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The World Health Organization released recommendations this week to curb the use of antibiotics in livestock, saying it could help reduce the risk of...