Illinois producers wanting to pursue conservation projects have fewer resources this year with almost half of Illinois ...

Farmer John Boyer stands on his East Jordan property. Boyer entered 131 acres of farmland into a conservation easement this year, restricting future development. photo by Vivian La, IPR News This ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. It was originally published by Grist. John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 ...

This year, a Pennsylvania dairy farm with roots reaching back to before the Civil War shut down. Its closure is part of a ...

Iowa’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit was expected to expand farmland leasing, but a new study found little evidence it created more farms statewide. As a boy growing up in Spencer, Iowa, Trent Walker ...

Data centers, which store and process the digital information needed for everyday online activities, often consume large amounts of water to keep servers cool — especially the new hyperscale ...

Isaac Strubbe prepares to fly his DJI Agriculture T40 spray drone at a field near Jacksonville, Illinois on Aug. 15, 2024. photo by Darrell Hoemann, Investigate Midwest Dust swirled as the 83-pound ...

Moises Saravia, an immigrant from El Salvador and the pastor of a Spanish-speaking Moorefield church, discusses some of the problems his congregants face in West Virginia. photo by Duncan Slade, ...