Rural
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Summer meals for kids available to-go and by delivery in remote rural areas
With school cafeterias closed for the summer, community groups and nonprofits are working to ensure that Colorado's one in five children who go …
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Utah feels impact of California's ban on gestation crates
Farm advocates claim price gouging on meat and poultry in California is spreading across the country, including Utah's pork industry, which garnered …
Monday, July 1, 2024
Changing climate contributes to record Iowa tornado season
Weather researchers at Iowa State University say a shifting climate and warmer ocean temperatures are partially responsible for a record number of tor…
Monday, July 1, 2024
The little guy could get a bigger voice in proposed USDA fairness rule
From North Dakota to Texas, the beef raised on farms goes through a production process controlled by four major companies and independent ranchers …
Montana feels effects of California 'price gouging'
California joined a dozen other states across the U.S. either banning or regulating the use of gestation crates to raise livestock and a ballot …
Helping prevent the summer slide among NM's school-aged kids
Some New Mexico kids hope summer never ends, while others cannot wait to get back in the classroom and both groups are at risk of falling behind in …
Preparing the next generation of Hmong farmers
Visit a Wisconsin farmers market, and chances are there are products grown by Hmong producers. But like other agricultural groups, the population is …
Save the Children works to end 'summer slide' for Arkansas students
During the summer months, children can lose up to 40% of the information they learned in school, in a phenomenon called the "summer slide." The …
MN regulators unveil tougher water permit requirements for CAFO's
Minnesota will soon hold public hearings on proposed water permit changes as it seeks to get control of nitrate pollution from industrial farms…
Farm Bill proposal would cut SNAP food assistance by $30 billion
One proposed version of the next Farm Bill, introduced by the Republican chair of the House Agriculture Committee, would cut the Supplemental …
Conservationists want free national park access for newest U.S. citizens
Conservation groups are asking federal agencies to give newly naturalized U.S. citizens a free America the Beautiful National Parks pass. Javier …
BLM releases final conservation plan for NW California public lands
Conservation advocates say a new Bureau of Land Management final Environmental Impact Statement takes positive steps toward developing a management pl…