Bayer increased its federal lobbying spending in the first quarter of 2026 as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Monday in a case involving Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018. New ...

This story was originally published by Grist in partnership with the Associated Press. Over the past few years, Kentucky ...

Since last year, worker advocates and industry representatives in Illinois have negotiated over a potentially groundbreaking piece of legislation that would require employers to protect laborers from ...

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Ohio has one of the highest cancer rates in the nation, often linked to a variety of factors, including industrial pollution ...

Investigate Midwest will host a free, live virtual panel on May 7 examining pesticide exposure and cancer risk in ...

In late February, President Trump approved attacks on Iran — and potentially blew a hole through a signature campaign promise. As he ran for a second presidency, Trump said repeatedly he would “defeat ...

Foreign ownership of farmland, which was once a niche concern in agricultural policy circles, has become a prominent political issue in Oklahoma. In this year’s Republican primary for governor, ...

Cory Hart, a lifelong beef farmer from Chaseley, North Dakota, has seen more of his fellow ranchers leave or retire from the business in the past two decades than at any time before, with no new ...

This article originally appeared in Sentient Media. When Iowa resident Chris Henning was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, her youngest sister and brother-in-law had already died of cancer 13 years ...

As mass deportation efforts affected one labor force for farms, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer promised to cut red tape so they could access another: workers on temporary visas. It hasn’t gone ...