Agriculture

California Water Board Will Soon Release a New Rule to Limit Water Pollution From Dairies in the State

More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water Board to update its waste regulations for dairies contributing to groundwater pollution.

By Blanca Begert

North Carolina Created Complaint Systems for Its Industrialized Farms. They Don’t Work Very Well.

By Lisa Sorg

On the Farm, the Hidden Climate Cost of the Broken U.S. Health Care System

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

The Farming Industry Has Embraced ‘Precision Agriculture’ and AI, but Critics Question Its Environmental Benefits

By Georgina Gustin

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock

By Georgina Gustin

Iowa’s Water Crisis Could Help Tip the Scales for Control of US House

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires

By Jaylan Sims

California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution

By Blanca Begert

Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability

By Sarah Mattalian

California Explores First-Time Regulation on Dairy Methane Emissions

By Blanca Begert

A Troubled Hog Farm in Wayne County, North Carolina, Is Hit With a New String of Violations

By Lisa Sorg

Protesters Target Cargill at One of the Company’s Major Amazonian Ports

By Georgina Gustin

Are Incentives for Fuel Made from Livestock Manure Leaving Small Farmers Behind?

By Blanca Begert

Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution

By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer

On Michigan Cherry Farms, Small Falcons Are Improving Food Safety

By K.R. Callaway

Are Declining Stocking Rates Underexplored By Scientists?

By Jake Bolster

A Network Blooms to Connect Fiber Farmers With Fabric Artisans

By Raeanne Raccagno

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn’t.

By Wyatt Myskow, Blanca Begert, Jake Bolster