The hunt was on. Having just returned to power in early 2025, President Trump had ordered agencies to root out government spending that promoted, in his view, “gender ideology extremism.” The problem ...

Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than ...

Some U.S. lawmakers are rushing to introduce legislation to reverse the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down last week that overturned years of precedent by limiting consumer lawsuits ...

State and local governments have paid more than half a billion dollars in tax breaks to meat processing companies over nearly 20 years to attract new processing plants, as industry-wide transformation ...

Crops are in the ground, the weather is cooperating, soybean prices are up slightly from 2025, and China — the biggest buyer of U.S. soybean exports — is once again placing orders after a trade ...

The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 75 years, and some industry experts warn that another major beef packing plant could shut down as a result. Years of persistent drought ...

The second Trump administration has paid more attention to antitrust concerns in the agriculture industry, but the episode shows that, in at least some respects, they are trying to ‘reinvent the wheel ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on whether lawsuits can be brought against pesticide and herbicide makers over claims their products have caused cancer. The court heard arguments ...