America’s Public Lands Could Still Be Up for Sale Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants to solve the West’s housing crisis by selling public land. Behind him is a coterie of developers and conservative think tanks ...

This article draws from the author’s research for her book Landscapes of Care: Immigration and Health in Rural America, which examines health care in rural immigrant communities on Maryland’s Eastern ...

Anna Sekine works as the Midwest Farmland Associate at American Farmland Trust. In this role, she supports programs focused on farmland protection, next-generation land access, and farm transfer ...

The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.

Grocery co-ops help democratize food access in food deserts. Now they could take off in communities across rural and small town America.

It’s not likely that the word “overproduction” will feature much in this year’s farm bill debate. But in many ways, the status quo of overproducing corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, cotton and a handful of ...

The USDA-funded Managing Pasture for Healthy Farms and Soils Across Vermont aims to help farmers implement sustainable grazing practices.

On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump claimed his administration would end the “censorship of protected speech.” But actions speak louder than words. Thanks to a leaked email memo, we ...

The Indigenous Growers Reviving Hemp’s Deep Roots “Cannabis and hemp offer solutions to many challenges in an industrial society” ...

A grassroots-led native seed network is finding surprising success in addressing the longtime critical lack of supply in the United States.

For Iriel Edwards, movements of food and racial justice are key to connecting people with ancestral and deep ecological knowledge.

A green energy push is bringing millions of dollars to Michigan’s rural communities. But not everyone is pleased.