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A growing biogas pipeline network has already drawn civil rights complaints
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Why Is California Paying North Carolina Farms to Make Gas From Hog Waste?
A California-funded project is fueling a growing biogas pipeline network that has drawn civil rights complaints because of its pollution.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A growing biogas pipeline network has already drawn civil rights complaints
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Jane Miller, Barn Raiser’s “From the Old Country” columnist, remembers her first visit to America in 1956 and reflects on what has happened to the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom. barnraisingmedia.com/what-has-hap...
What Has Happened to the America I Remember?
The America of 1956 is not the America we in the United Kingdom know today. The "special relationship" if broken.
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February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Jane Miller, Barn Raiser’s “From the Old Country” columnist, remembers her first visit to America in 1956 and reflects on what has happened to the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom. barnraisingmedia.com/what-has-hap...
A program meant to wean Californians off fossil fuels has instead propped up dairy and swine biogas projects in states across the country. In North Carolina, one company has been raking in the benefits while shifting the burden of pollution to rural residents. barnraisingmedia.com/why-is-calif...
Why Is California Paying North Carolina Farms to Make Gas From Hog Waste?
A California-funded project is fueling a growing biogas pipeline network that has drawn civil rights complaints because of its pollution.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A program meant to wean Californians off fossil fuels has instead propped up dairy and swine biogas projects in states across the country. In North Carolina, one company has been raking in the benefits while shifting the burden of pollution to rural residents. barnraisingmedia.com/why-is-calif...
How a Wisconsin pastor is leading the far-right crusade to criminalize LGBTQ people and destroy Western Christianity
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County Before Country
A Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives by promulgating resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
How a Wisconsin pastor is leading the far-right crusade to criminalize LGBTQ people and destroy Western Christianity
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As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century
It was also a time when the federal government took a more active role in rural communities. Simons explores how the Lend-Lease Act of 1941—which enabled the U.S. to supply Great Britain, the Soviet…
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February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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By protecting endangered wolves, conservationists support a healthy environment
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Welcoming the Wolf at the Door
By protecting endangered wolves, conservationists support a healthy environment. Yet the federal government now has wolves in its sights.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
By protecting endangered wolves, conservationists support a healthy environment
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Over the past decade, a Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives across the nation by preaching a doctrine of resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity. barnraisingmedia.com/county-befor...
County Before Country
A Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives by promulgating resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Over the past decade, a Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives across the nation by preaching a doctrine of resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity. barnraisingmedia.com/county-befor...
The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law
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Mr. Trump, Your Ballroom Will Not Stand
Since the 13th century, the doctrine of Waste has prohibited anyone from destroying or altering property without permission from the titled owner.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law
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Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences
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Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels. We Just Don’t Have Its Universal Health Care.
Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people far away. The difference is Greenland has universal health care.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences
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"For every dollar Americans spend at the store, farmers in America get $0.14, the least amount ever recorded in American history. Once you know this, you realize the farm bill is designed for Cargill, for Pepsi, it’s not designed for farmers." barnraisingmedia.com/what-if-big-...
What if Big Ag Didn’t Control Our Food?
Austin Frerick shares big ideas for how to transform food in the United States. For Frerick, radical change starts with radical imagination
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February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"For every dollar Americans spend at the store, farmers in America get $0.14, the least amount ever recorded in American history. Once you know this, you realize the farm bill is designed for Cargill, for Pepsi, it’s not designed for farmers." barnraisingmedia.com/what-if-big-...
While some farmers have tried to adapt using more efficient means of producing maple syrup, others are searching for alternatives. One contender is sorghum, a drought-tolerant, heat-resistant “ancient grain." barnraisingmedia.com/are-american...
Are Americans Getting Sweet on Sorghum?
As climate change disrupts maple syrup production in the U.S. Northeast, farmers are looking to alternatives. Enter sorghum, a drought-resistant “ancient grain.”
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February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
While some farmers have tried to adapt using more efficient means of producing maple syrup, others are searching for alternatives. One contender is sorghum, a drought-tolerant, heat-resistant “ancient grain." barnraisingmedia.com/are-american...
"First of all, fun little fact: The first antitrust laws in the world come out of Iowa. It was Iowa farmers mad against the railroads and grain elevators. So they organized the Iowa legislative body to pass the first antitrust laws in the world." barnraisingmedia.com/big-ag-has-c...
Big Ag Has Corrupted Our Food System. Here’s How We Can Rebuild.
Austin Frerick explains how corporate monopolies captured farm bill policy, and how farmers and eaters can unite to fix our food system.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"First of all, fun little fact: The first antitrust laws in the world come out of Iowa. It was Iowa farmers mad against the railroads and grain elevators. So they organized the Iowa legislative body to pass the first antitrust laws in the world." barnraisingmedia.com/big-ag-has-c...
In part two of his interview with Barn Raiser, Austin Frerick talks about the rural innovators and the big ideas that could transform the American food system. barnraisingmedia.com/what-if-big-...
What if Big Ag Didn’t Control Our Food?
Austin Frerick shares big ideas for how to transform food in the United States. For Frerick, radical change starts with radical imagination
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February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In part two of his interview with Barn Raiser, Austin Frerick talks about the rural innovators and the big ideas that could transform the American food system. barnraisingmedia.com/what-if-big-...
Austin Frerick explains how eaters and farmers can unite to fix our broken food system
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Big Ag Has Corrupted Our Food System. Here’s How We Can Rebuild.
Austin Frerick explains how corporate monopolies captured farm bill policy, and how farmers and eaters can unite to fix our food system.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Austin Frerick explains how eaters and farmers can unite to fix our broken food system
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A Christian Nationalist Agenda could threaten the freedoms of all Americans
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Five Seismic Shocks to the Military in 2025
Today’s military is more diverse than ever. A year into the Trump administration, service members say they are facing more threats to their freedoms than ever.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A Christian Nationalist Agenda could threaten the freedoms of all Americans
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Antitrust expert Austin Frerick @austinfrerick.bsky.social explains how corporate monopolies captured farm bill policy, and how farmers and eaters can unite locally to fix our broken food system. barnraisingmedia.com/big-ag-has-c...
Big Ag Has Corrupted Our Food System. Here’s How We Can Rebuild.
Austin Frerick explains how corporate monopolies captured farm bill policy, and how farmers and eaters can unite to fix our food system.
barnraisingmedia.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Antitrust expert Austin Frerick @austinfrerick.bsky.social explains how corporate monopolies captured farm bill policy, and how farmers and eaters can unite locally to fix our broken food system. barnraisingmedia.com/big-ag-has-c...
With maple syrup production shrinking as the world warms farmers see this ancient grain an alternative
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Are Americans Getting Sweet on Sorghum?
As climate change disrupts maple syrup production in the U.S. Northeast, farmers are looking to alternatives. Enter sorghum, a drought-resistant “ancient grain.”
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February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
With maple syrup production shrinking as the world warms farmers see this ancient grain an alternative
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ICE is up against cold-hardy people whose forebearers fought for justice
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Will Trump Meet His Russian Winter in Minnesota?
Trump, Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement face a unified Minnesota home team in the dead of winter
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February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
ICE is up against cold-hardy people whose forebearers fought for justice
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Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems
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What Happens When a Small Town Can’t Drink Its Water?
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems
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The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law
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Mr. Trump, Your Ballroom Will Not Stand
Since the 13th century, the doctrine of Waste has prohibited anyone from destroying or altering property without permission from the titled owner.
barnraisingmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law
barnraisingmedia.com/trump-white-...
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In response to a recent hearing in a lawsuit against the White House East Wing ballroom project, Trump proclaimed online, “IT IS TOO LATE!” to stop the project. Yet, a more than 800-year-old common law precedent could be the key to halting Trump’s palatial plans. barnraisingmedia.com/trump-white-...
Mr. Trump, Your Ballroom Will Not Stand
Since the 13th century, the doctrine of Waste has prohibited anyone from destroying or altering property without permission from the titled owner.
barnraisingmedia.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In response to a recent hearing in a lawsuit against the White House East Wing ballroom project, Trump proclaimed online, “IT IS TOO LATE!” to stop the project. Yet, a more than 800-year-old common law precedent could be the key to halting Trump’s palatial plans. barnraisingmedia.com/trump-white-...
For six months in 2025, residents of Early, Iowa, found their water was unsafe to drink due to nitrate pollution. Early is far from alone, as small towns across rural America face tough questions. barnraisingmedia.com/what-happens...
What Happens When a Small Town Can’t Drink Its Water?
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
For six months in 2025, residents of Early, Iowa, found their water was unsafe to drink due to nitrate pollution. Early is far from alone, as small towns across rural America face tough questions. barnraisingmedia.com/what-happens...