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In one of the worst examples of government regulation and intrusion, the US government ordered Michigan cherry farmers to literally dump 30 million pounds of cherries on the ground. Even worse, many cherry farmers are being driven out of business ...

Property owners, farmers and communities in California could lose water rights that they have held for generations because of the ongoing mega-drought in the Golden State. Farmers could be fined for irrigating crops, homeowners fined for watering lawns and cities ...

New water way rules proposed by the EPA could devastate homesteaders, farmers, ranchers and other rural property owners, US Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) says. The agency’s attempt to expand its jurisdiction over wetlands and water ways could make it ...

The battle between biotech giants like Monsanto and organic farmers, as well as consumers concerned about food safety, has been raging in America for several years. GMO labeling laws are currently being considered in a multitude of states, while at ...

California is in the midst of what experts are calling a “mega-drought” which could lead to sky high grocery prices and even food shortages this year, experts say. The farms that supply much of the nation’s produce are literally running ...

Genetically modified crops do not provide a higher yield than conventionally grown seeds and actually lead to an increase in herbicide use, according to a groundbreaking new federal report that refutes conventional wisdom. The USDA’s report does weigh in on ...

Proposed federal regulations might make it impossible to keep genetically modified food (GMO) out of farms, grocery shelves, gardens and kitchens – and would even force organic and non-GMO farmers to buy insurance in case their crops do get contaminated. ...

Raising poultry is hard enough work, but West Virginia farmer Lois Alt has been battling not only the weather lately but also the EPA – and she’s winning. The EPA is threatening to fine Alt $37,500 each time it rains. ...

A chicken-farming grandmother from West Virginia has won a major victory for all farmers against the Environmental Protection Agency, which had threatened her with millions of dollars in fines in a case that could have impacted thousands of other farmers. ...

The cost of electricity in the United States is expected to increase by 21 percent over the next 10 years and 51 percent over the next 20 years, and a growing number of families are turning to alternative forms of ...