Despite corporate narratives of jobs and prosperity, the booming factory farm industry is devastating rural economies and communities. Despite corporate narratives of jobs and prosperity, the booming ...

President Joe Biden and cabinet members, including top USDA officials, start a two-week rural America tour Wednesday to “barnstorm the country” and highlight $5 billion in rural infrastructure and ...

With fresh paint on the walls, new equipment, and wiring, this hospital in western Tennessee is ready to provide care again. “In our first phase, what we’re doing is opening the emergency department, ...

Dani and Evan Benton moved to Japan on a startup business visa in 2023. They bought an abandoned house for about $6,500 and turned it into a guesthouse. The couple have also started a homestead with a ...

In Kansas, we pride ourselves on hard work, strong communities and self-reliance. Kansans value a sense of fairness. But over the past several months, decisions made in Washington have left many of ...

Kansas farms have expanded their operations and are now bigger than ever, which has led to an economic boom. But that also means fewer farmers, and that has contributed to depopulation in rural parts ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Solar farms covering hundreds or even thousands of acres are in the pipeline across Michigan, and rural Washtenaw County is no exception. But those renewable energy projects ...

Many voters in rural America cast their ballots for Republicans in the last election because they believed their values would be defended — and their communities prioritized over wealthy elites and ...

Proposals to change the way taxis operate in Cornwall will leave passengers in rural areas "abandoned", according to one group representing drivers. The Newquay Taxi Forum said council plans to ...

In 2014, Lowell and Evelyn Trom learned that a farmer wanted to build a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) across the road from their family farm in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. By then, ...

Many voters in rural America cast their ballots for Republicans in the last election because they believed their values would be defended — and their communities prioritized over wealthy elites and ...