Hands Off Our Lands
National parks, wild lands, and even private property are at risk of being sold to the highest bidder.
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Access to a Common Abortion Medication is Safe – for now
Earlier this month, an appeals court again barred mifepristone – a common and safe drug used in abortion care. Read more: https://t.co/IjnXaHT7ER
One of the biggest challenges rural areas face is access to care.
This week, rural health provider Tami DeCoteau joins the #HotDishPod to discuss need for mental health services in rural areas, and how to break the current stigma.
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Yesterday, the FSA announced that a base acre update will take effect on June 1, 2026. In previous years, Congress has floated the idea of a mandatory base acre update.
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A Reason for Hope in the Fight for Reproductive Rights
The Supreme Court keeps access to a widely-used abortion medication legal - for now. Read more: https://t.co/ztVnkYGkjx
The Senate is currently having discussions about the farm bill. While a farm bill is long overdue, some farm advocates are critical saying that the farm bill does little to actually address the current farm crisis.
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Rural Americans graduate high school at high rates, but the road they take to college is full of bumps that many never get past.
Read more about the rural college problem: https://t.co/DgESfjeDc9
This week, former FSA Administrator discussed his experience with the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program.
Ranchers may soon face the decision to sell cattle before they reach their full market potential just to avoid mounting feed costs. Read more: https://t.co/HKWsOAHOG8
Under the second Trump administration, American democracy is getting weaker and weaker. A new report found that the U.S. is now an “electoral democracy in significant decline.
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When Washington Dismantles the Food Safety Net, Rural America Pays First.
The FDA is in constant turmoil under Trump, creating an emergency unfolding in slow motion across farm country.
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Losing a Grocery Store Means Losing a Town.
To thrive, rural towns need grocers, schools, and better public services.
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Farmers don't retire.
It is not a boast. It is not exactly a complaint. It is a description of something that is, by now, a documented and deeply rooted phenomenon.
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The week President Trump seized on one of D.C.’s dumbest policy ideas that refuses to die, declaring he would suspend the gas tax for a while and then phase it back in when gas prices go down.
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The farm economy is in a tail spin.
Agricultural input prices are continuing to rise while crop prices have remained stagnant. Farmers need a better farm bill in this environment. Read more: https://t.co/IJ27pS0vKi
This week, Scott Colom, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, joined the #HotDishPod to discuss what it takes to flip a red state.
Colom is committed to fighting for fair elections, and giving the leadership Mississippians deserve.
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As Trump continues waging his trade war, tariffs have become another way Trump is hurting the people he calls his base,
Read more about the national security tariff: https://t.co/qstKeczHpP