American cattle producers woke up Friday to another gut punch from Washington. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign…
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Paving Paradise? What Ending the Roadless Rule Means for Rural America
On August 18, 2026, the USDA announced its intent to fully rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The move would open roughly 45 million acres of inventoried roadless areas on national…
Rail Consolidation Threatens Already Strained Farm Margins
American farmers already face squeezed margins and rising costs. A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is adding another layer of concern about industry concentration that could make things worse….
Attacks on Black Sea Farms and Grain Routes Threaten Global Food Systems
In the summer of 2026, the Russia-Ukraine war has escalated into a direct assault on agricultural infrastructure and the Black Sea shipping lanes that move a critical share of the world’s grain….
American Agriculture Must Treat Cybersecurity as a Core Defense Priority
Attacking farmland and the systems that move food from field to market has long been a deliberate strategy in conflict. The war between Russia and Ukraine has made this reality impossible to…
Farmers Stuck with 2018 Farm Bill As Congress Fails Again
For American farmers and ranchers, the Farm Bill has become a painful exercise in déjà vu. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the last comprehensive five-year reauthorization of U.S. farm and food…
How the Largest U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Sickened More Than 10,000 Americans
More than 10,000 Americans have been sickened, hundreds hospitalized, and at least two people have died in what has become the largest recorded Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history. Federal investigators have traced…
Trump $100,000 Truth API Subscription Raises Concerns of Insider Trading
On August 1, 2026, Trump Media & Technology Group launched Truth API, a paid data feed that delivers posts from Truth Social’s highest-ranking accounts, most notably President Donald Trump’s, to subscribers milliseconds…
When the Market Collapses, Should Taxpayers Pay to Bulldoze Orchards?
Few images capture the contradictions of modern agriculture quite like healthy fruit trees being ripped from the ground while taxpayers help pay the bill. That is exactly what is happening in California…
Trump Administration Accelerates AI Data Center Push on Federal Lands Despite Widespread Opposition
The Trump administration is moving full speed ahead with plans to build massive AI data centers on federal lands across the country. From Nevada to Kentucky, Ohio, and beyond, public resources are…