Inside Big Beef’s ‘90s campaign to rewrite its climate story
By Seth Millstein for Sentient At least as early as 1989, the top U.S. lobbying group for beef producers had an opportunity to change the course of…
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Three corn and soy farmers challenge the industry that raised them
When the rain started falling at around 3 p.m., Matt Bormann knew his work was finished for the afternoon. He ducked into the equipment shed on his…
Continue ReadingToo few vets, too many animals: Inside the farm veterinarian shortage
There is a crisis growing across the U.S., leaving many farmers without the support they need, and many animals without adequate care. Amid the Trump…
Continue ReadingWhat 1,000 Iowans have to say about the impact of factory farming
The professor of political science remembers the neighbors emptying the waste from thousands of birds onto fields. She and her brother would break…
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As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural area near the tiny city of East Jordan in…
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What data on 11K farms reveals about the country’s factory farm hotbed
Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering…
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Fear over farmland loss is slowing renewable energy development in rural areas
The Daily Yonder reports fears of farmland loss hinder renewable energy growth in rural areas, despite potential benefits for…
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