Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here. Walmart Sells U.K. Subsidiary, Putting One-Third of the British Grocery Market Under One Roof Last week, Walmart announced plans to sell its U.K. subsidiary Asda to rival British grocery chain Sainsbury’s. The proposed deal would create the largest grocery store chain in…

by Action Aid For many family farmers, farming is not just a job, it’s a way of life. Family farms take care of the environment, produce healthy foods, and support strong rural families and communities. But these family farms are disappearing across the United States. Policies that supported farmers have been replaced by policies that…

by Nancy Ranney “It should not be surprising that ranchers and environmentalists are working together.” Land health has been my foremost interest from a childhood on a horse to work in environmental planning to assuming the management of our family ranch in New Mexico in 2002. I was initially intrigued by the Audubon Conservation Ranching…

by Martin Vassolo mvassolo@miamiherald.com | May 04, 2018 A trendy Miami Beach restaurant that purported to sell wild salmon and “farm-to-bar” cocktails used “false and misleading claims” to dupe customers into thinking they were eating — and drinking — sustainably, according to a lawsuit filed by Florida’s attorney general on Friday. Icebox Cafe in Miami…

Call your member of Congress, located at the bottom of this post. by Tomi Lahren | May 9, 2018 Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Contrary to popular belief, Make America Great Again is not about a conservative resurgence. It’s about a hardworking, God-fearing resurgence of the American people. It’s time for final thoughts. For…

by Emily Monaco | May 4, 2017 The country’s largest organic milk producer has allegedly been operating illegally, according to an exposé that appeared in the Washington Post Monday. Aurora Organic Dairy, which supplies store-brand organic milk to such retailers as Walmart, Costco, and Target, was accused in the exposé of failing to graze its…

May 4, 2018 National Farmers Union’s report shows farmer’s share of food dollar declining as much as 50% for five popular food items. For every dollar consumers spend on food, the farmer receives just 14.8 cents, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This amount represents a 5% decrease from the previous year’s data and…

by Daniela Ibarra-Howell | May 2, 2018 For many years, agriculture—or the production of food and fiber—has resulted in the massive degradation of billions of acres of land worldwide. Now, the same industry finally has been acknowledged as having the unique ability to sequester carbon through the improvement of soils, representing a viable and promising…

by Hampton Reid Foreign control of American farmland doubled to 27.3 million acres between 2004 and 2014, the latest decade covered by United States Department of Agriculture data. This amounts to about 2 percent of American farmland overall, the value of which soared from $17.4 billion to $42.7 billion during that same period. And that’s…

Some folks thought Corie Brown was too negative in her recent article: New Food Economy: Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why Alan Guebert provides an important viewpoint: by ALAN GUEBERT | May 4, 2018 For over 100 years, some Kansans have either built or added to their journalism reputation…