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Farmers are at an elevated risk for tick-borne illnesses, which can have devastating health and economic consequences.

Across the country, farmers who grow apples, peaches, and plums had catastrophic losses tied to freezes and a changing climate.

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The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can—and do—suppress competition in the ...

One thing is for certain: 2025 was a head-spinning year in food policy as the Trump administration and Congress reshaped how the U.S. food system works. We’ve followed the news, often as it is ...

Legislation pushing an overhaul of the U.S. food labeling requirements and putting warning labels on ultra-processed foods have been introduced or advanced in the Senate this month.

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Okii nistoo Astanski nitaniko Danielle Antelope. Nitsitupi Aasitta. Nitsitapi Amskapi Piikuni. My name is Comes-in-Singing. I am called Danielle Antelope. I am from the foot of the Rockies in Browning ...

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Editor’s note: This story is the first in a four-part series examining the impact of Trump administration cuts to local food systems. Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member.

Earth is experiencing the sixth great extinction, with one in eight species expected to vanish within decades. Agriculture, which uses 70 percent of the world’s freshwater, 40 percent of habitable ...