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How Many Farm Markets Can this new House Farm Bill Kill?

Let's not stop to count what Trump's global tariffs have done to the markets.  Dear Reader ... you know the…
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The Latest News

May 12, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Fertilizer Shortages

Secretary of State Marco Rubio isn't worried, “It’s the fertilizer that they need for their food and crops that’s stranded in the Persian , not our fertilizer, their fertilizer,” he…
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May 12, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Fertilizer Shortages

Marco Rubio explains, “It’s the fertilizer that they need for their food and crops that’s stranded in the Persian , not our fertilizer, their fertilizer,” he told reporters, ... “So…
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May 8, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Rural Communities Try to Adjust

Small towns whose businesses mostly relied on agriculture are trying to adjust.  This story mostly seems to apply to county seat towns and other larger town, but not so much…
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May 8, 2026

When Did Enabling War Crimes Become the “Iowa Way?”

May 2, 2026

Farm Bill Limps out of the House

April 30, 2026

Farm Bill hits Road Blocks

April 29, 2026

When Did Enabling War Crimes Become the “Iowa Way?”

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Rural Living & Agriculture

May 12, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Fertilizer Shortages

Secretary of State Marco Rubio isn't worried, “It’s the fertilizer that they need for their food and crops that’s stranded in the Persian , not our fertilizer, their fertilizer,” he…
Read More
May 12, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Fertilizer Shortages

Marco Rubio explains, “It’s the fertilizer that they need for their food and crops that’s stranded in the Persian , not our fertilizer, their fertilizer,” he told reporters, ... “So…
Read More
May 8, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

Rural Communities Try to Adjust

Small towns whose businesses mostly relied on agriculture are trying to adjust.  This story mostly seems to apply to county seat towns and other larger town, but not so much…
Read More

Infrastructure

January 28, 2025 in Infrastructure, News, Organizing for the Future

Trump Slows Federal Workers

It's basic: whether people go on vacation or orders come down from the top, work piles up on people's desks. Trump's orders have been turned into mandates. Legal filings and…
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August 27, 2024 in Infrastructure, News

EPA to the rescue — $500 million to help nonprofit lenders

Kentucky looks to the future. Like everyone else, Appalachia needs to transition to solar panels and money-saving energy retrofits, and the federal government is helping. "A new initiative, the Green…
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August 2, 2024 in Infrastructure, News

SC: Federal Grant for High Speed Internet Changes Lives

"When Mathew Nelson opened Chattooga River Lodge and Campground in the Appalachian foothills in 2020, visitors asked him if they could log onto the TV to play Netflix shows or…
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Health & Education

April 29, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Rural Living & Agriculture

The Choice: When Roundup makes farmers sick, does Monsanto/Bayer have responsibility?

I was at USDA, when word came down.  The Secretary had just signed off on Monsanto being allowed to sell itself to Bayer; or another way to put this is,…
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January 19, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Opinion

USDA SECY OF AG BROOKE ROLLINS SAYS $3 A MEAL IS ENOUGH

As I recall, when I fed two teenage boys, limiting them to one piece of chicken, a tablespoon of green vegetables, and a piece of bread would have been ludicrous.…
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June 27, 2025 in Health & Education, News

The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL is crashing Rural America

Some Senators have begun to figure it out -- rural America is paying; states are, in some cases, supposed to make up the difference. "Sen. Thom Tillis warned his colleagues during a…
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National Security

March 5, 2026 in National Security & Highlights, News

Farm Bill “mark up” is Ongoing; One Farmer, One File is in limbo

Meanwhile, watch the IT systems and the ongoing attempts to change things. Ask USDA about Anthropic artificial intelligence ... you get no answer. Trump has an ongoing military dispute ... …
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June 24, 2025 in National Security & Highlights, News

A US Senator Alex Padilla is NOT? allowed to ask a question

Remember South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem who shoots puppies?  She is Homeland Security Secretary now, and apparently, she is afraid to answer questions in public meetings.  Puppies can't shoot back…
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June 2, 2025 in National Security & Highlights, News

Republican Senators question Big Beautiful Bill. Will four stand up against it?

The questions primarily center on House Republicans (1) driving up the deficit, (2) Medicade, rural hospitals, and health in general, and (3) the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator John Thune, SD…
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