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Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.

Even as tax dollars increasingly subsidize small meat processors, they struggle to make a profit while bearing the expenses of getting rid of the byproducts.

Communities across the Midwest are tempting new residents with cash and free land, with mixed success and some lessons learned.

TIAA-CREF invests heavily in farmland, so it paid a university to research it.

Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest show corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade.

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Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and some in the industry...

Some Midwestern farmers are involved in a research project to help determine how good some practices are for the environment, and it may help them take...

WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.

A pig’s ideal temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. So on a 90-degree day in the middle of July, Phil Borgic keeps a close eye on his herd. “A pig can’t...