North Carolina’s reversal of a raw milk ban has ignited a national debate over food freedom, pitting consumer demand against outdated federal control. As the FDA suspends milk safety testing amid workforce cuts, questions swirl about whether the government can regulate what it no longer monitors. And in a time where selling raw milk can bring harsher penalties than cocaine, many are asking: who is the real threat?
“If the Spring’s Depleted, I’ll Lose Everything”: Ranchers Face a National Water Heist
A 66‑mile pipeline is poised to drain Pine Valley’s aquifer to quench booming Cedar Valley—a move ranchers fear will devastate springs, livestock, and heritage. This scheme echoes a growing national pattern of rural sacrifice, where inter-basin water transfers and municipal grabs hollow out farmland across the West. With expertise showing groundwater dries springs first, it’s time to ask: is urban growth worth rural extinction?
“It’s Doggone Depressing”: Solar Panels Swallow America’s Farmland
Across the heartland, farmland is being stripped, scraped, and sacrificed—not for food, but for solar arrays. Reuters confirms topsoil in Indiana’s corn belt has already been bulldozed and replaced with sand, rendering once-rich land useless. Farmers like Bryan “Tate” Mayo Jr. are watching centuries-old family farms vanish, asking: “If we lose this land, where will our food come from?
New Jersey to Bulldoze 150-Year-Old Family Farm for Housing Mandate
A beloved 150-year-old family farm in Cranbury, NJ, is under threat of eminent domain as the township scrambles to meet state-mandated affordable housing quotas. Locals say the town chose “the most loved land in town” despite having other options—and delivered the eviction threat by mail without conversation. With the clock ticking toward a June 30 deadline, the Henry family is launching a last-ditch fight to save their legacy from concrete.
Virginia’s Family Farms Face the Cost of Housing a Third of the World’s Data
Fauquier County Supervisor Daron Culbertson says selling his family farm to a data center developer was the only economic option left. But for many, it’s just the latest red flag in a growing pattern: Big Tech is carving up rural America while local leaders cash out.
From Missouri to Mexico: Ranchers Warn FDA—‘This Isn’t Theoretical
A false report of New World Screw Worm in Missouri sent cattle markets into turmoil, exposing deep vulnerabilities in U.S. food security. Ranchers are now urging the FDA to approve ivermectin as a frontline feed-through defense. With border breaches escalating biosecurity risks, the call is clear: act now or pay later
Ranchers Demand Return Of Bull$hit Bezos Money To Reduce Cow Burps
A $4.85 million Bezos-funded methane genetics grant to the Angus Foundation has pushed ranchers to their limit—this isn’t efficiency, they say, it’s the start of climate regulation by stealth. Surprisingly, studies show wild bison emit as much methane as cattle, yet didn’t destabilize the climate. With genetic data growing and auctions looming, independent producers fear losing control of their herds.
AI, Land, and the Fight for Local Control: What the “Big Beautiful Bill” Just Set in Motion
A 4.5 million square-foot data center in Alabama is just the beginning. Fueled by the “Big Beautiful Bill,” federal fast-track authority is stripping local communities of power as AI infrastructure swallows rural land and water. With $24 trillion in farmland poised to change hands, tech giants aren’t buying ranches—they’re replacing them.
Screwworm PsyOp? R-CALF Demands Federal Probe Into False Bio-Terror Alert That Rocked Cattle Markets
A false report of New World screwworm in Missouri triggered a cattle market drop—and now R-CALF is demanding a federal investigation. The group says the hoax may have been used to manipulate futures markets and profit off panic. USDA and Missouri officials confirmed the claim was fake—but by then, the damage was done.