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Broadband’s broken promise: How federal failures and funding fights keep Native and Black farmers offline

Kelsey Scott fixes a fence on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota in November 2018. photo by Amanda Lucier ...
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Trump could bail out farmers hurt in his trade war, again. Here’s what happened the first time.

: This article was updated at 11:40 a.m. Oct. 21, 2025 to reflect the latest developments and include additional context on ...
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Iowa officials quietly fast-tracked legal settlement with major meatpacker, environmental group alleges

This story was originally published by Sentient Media. A new legal challenge in Iowa argues that the Iowa Department of ...
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An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers

OK Foods poultry processing facility in Heavener, Oklahoma, is shown. OK Foods is owned by the Mexican company Industrias Bachoco. photo by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier This story was originally ...
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Author Archives: Garrett Yalch and Ari Fife, The Frontier

Agriculture shapes the water you drink, the air you breathe, and the communities at the heart of farming. Agriculture shapes the water you drink, the air you breathe, and the communities at the heart ...
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New research shows there’s a simple way to protect workers. Is OSHA listening?

An avocado farmer inspects his trees in Fallbrook, California, in 2018. A new study confirms that commonsense heat protections (water, shade and rest breaks) help prevent workplace injuries, even as ...