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The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic livestock production. Industry groups say that this will help producers compete and promote trust in organic products for consumers.

Midwest farmers planted cover crops on only about 7% of their land in 2021. Many worry the practice will hurt their bottom line.

Chronic wasting disease — which affects deer, elk and moose — continues to spread throughout the Great Plains and Midwest. Just this year, authorities in western Oklahoma detected the state’s first case in a free-ranging deer.

Environmentalists express their concerns after the demolition of the Rocheport bridge.

On Thursday, State regulators gave permission for the Grain Belt Express to expand to bring as much as 2,500 megawatts of power to Missouri.

Research shows that the Earth’s warming climate can have a massive impact on many parts of the ecosystem, from the ocean down to the tiny bee. Recently,…