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Several states have prioritized meatpacking employees in their vaccine plans, but when they will get immunized is still a question for workers.

Many people are struggling to sleep during the pandemic, but corn is having trouble resting for a different reason — climate change.

The USDA has published final rules for hemp production in 2021, although Midwest farmers could still be in for a difficult year.

While president-elect Joe Biden has been under pressure to choose a very diverse and forward-thinking cabinet, he’s gone back in time for his nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture.

Agritourism, which includes farm tours, U-pick fruits, and pumpkin patches, is booming.

An Iowa farmer is using YouTube and a new invention to bring back an old-fashioned style of agriculture.

Migratory farmworkers leave behind their families every year to plant crops, harvest them, and do everything in between. The job can be risky, but the coronavirus pandemic has made it even riskier.

Farmers are looking closely at what they might be able to expect from four more years of Donald Trump versus a Joe Biden administration, but they aren't finding a lot of solid answers. And any difference may not matter.

Some ranchers and lawmakers want to see more than federal assistance after losses caused by coronavirus disruptions. They hope COVID-19 is a tipping point for long-standing complaints about price transparency and consolidation within the beef industry.

The demand for free meals increased dramatically during this pandemic summer. In June, Illinois served almost 11 million free meals, more than seven times the 2019 figure. Iowa served more than four times as many meals this June as last year.

While COVID-19 has hampered farmers this year by forcing many farmers markets and restaurants to close, usually it’s the weather that threatens crops. A...

Lexington, Nebraska, is just one of the many rural communities that has long dealt with food insecurity, but the global pandemic both intensified need in the town of 11,000 residents and presented new challenges in getting people food.