The Implementation of SNAP Work Requirements Could Be Hugely Harmful to the LGBT Community
But it's hard to say exactly how harmful, as there are only scant data points available.
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Breaking a Sacred Trust: On the Exploitation of Traditional Native Knowledge
In many Native American communities, there's a fear that any knowledge shared with scientists could end up in published reports—which could, in turn, lead to a familiar story of plundering.
The USDA Predicts a 12-Year Low in Farm Profits
The 2018 net farm income is predicted to reach $59.5 billion, a $4.3 billion decrease from 2017.
The FDA and the USDA Partner to Improve Food Safety
The outlined agreement emphasizes collaboration on common interests to improve food safety and to provide more information to Americans on products they purchase from store shelves.
Western Cattlemen Square Off Against 60,000 Mustangs
Can wild horses co-exist with ranchers and their grazing cows?
Can Wild Horses and Ranchers Co-Exist?
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Is There Such a Thing as Food Choice?
New data on vegetable consumption raises a question we too easily overlook.
Use It or Lose It: Across the West, Exercising One’s Right to Waste Water
“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers, and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.
The Heart of Demographic Doom
Nearly a century ago, during the Great Migration, less-educated individuals were the ones who left home in search of better lives. The opposite is true today, with the educated more mobile than ever before, leaving some places in a spiral of decline.