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Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 20h

Indeed, Farm Aid’s anniversary celebration was colored with the many echoes between the 1980s farm crisis and farmers’ current struggles. barnraisingmedia.com/farm-aid-at-...

Farm Aid marked its milestone anniversary benefit concert as family farmers face the worst economic crisis in decades.

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 1d

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation

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Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 1d

How Pete Hegseth’s former Minnesota church is leading the new Christian “crusade”

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As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook are embracing technology to fill the void.

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to Congress, accessing health care will now be more difficult for rural veterans

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Congress is funneling millions of dollars of VA money to private providers, claiming better access to care. Rural veterans disagree.

Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

A look into the church of Pete Hegseth's youth, and the rise of rural "viewing churches." by Betsy Froiland @barnraiser.bsky.social

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As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook are embracing technology to fill the void.

How an Oil Boom Town Is Building New Opportunities Outside of the Oil Field

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 2d

Outside of oil, housing became the most prized commodities, with rents in some places surpassing those in San Francisco. In 2013, Williston, a town just north of Watford City in Williams County, had the highest rent prices on average in the country.

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A decade after the Bakken oil rush, Watford City has remade itself into a growing community by keeping young people local

Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 3d

As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook—one of the largest churches in the country—are embracing technology to fill the void. One scholar describes this rise of big box Christianity as the “Walmart effect.”

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As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook are embracing technology to fill the void.

A host of candidates want to be the Democratic nominee who will vie for Iowa's open Senate seat, currenly held by the GOP's Joni Ernst.

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 4d

Who dreams of replacing Joni Ernst as U.S. Senator from Iowa?

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Field of Dems

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to Congress, accessing health care will now be more difficult for rural veterans

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Congress is funneling millions of dollars of VA money to private providers, claiming better access to care. Rural veterans disagree.

How an Oil Boom Town Is Building New Opportunities Outside of the Oil Field

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 5d

“The local is the minority,” says Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie County economic development director. “That’s the unique thing I think about our community. … But when we’ve got people kind of moving in every month, soon you become the old timer.”

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A decade after the Bakken oil rush, Watford City has remade itself into a growing community by keeping young people local

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 6d

Over the last four decades, America’s agricultural output has nearly doubled.

But in the rural communities that have made the United States a global food power, residents are increasingly finding it difficult to access enough food for themselves.

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Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 6d

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than anywhere else in the nation.

barnraisingmedia.com/these-rural-...

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 6d

Farming communities see a rise in #hunger over the last decade. While still line with the national average, rates are up 11.7%. With crop prices tanking & groceries getting more expensive, could get worse barnraisingmedia.com/these-rural-... @barnraiser.bsky.social @investigatemidwest.bsky.social

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

How an Oil Boom Town Is Building New Opportunities Outside of the Oil Field

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 6d

A decade after the Bakken oil boom, Watford City, North Dakota, has remade itself into a thriving community by expanding education in the skilled trades.

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A decade after the Bakken oil rush, Watford City has remade itself into a growing community by keeping young people local

Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 7d

Virginia tree farmers reintroduce an iconic tree that was decimated by blight

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Virginia family farmers have planted American chestnut seedlings that come from an old grove that survived the 20th century blight. Will the trees survive?

How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 8d

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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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…

Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 8d

As a new farm crisis hits rural America, Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp joined Bob Dylan and other artists to support family farmers.

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Farm Aid marked its milestone anniversary benefit concert as family farmers face the worst economic crisis in decades.

Wisconsin Notches a Win Against Big Ag—For Now

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 9d

Appeals court rejects Big Ag’s attempt to deregulate water pollution permits. But the battle for local control continues.

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A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that large livestock operations must apply for permits under the state’s water pollution permitting program.

Iowa Republicans Are Erasing the State’s History

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 9d

Sixty percent of the historical society archives are being trashed with no transparency

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Iowa elected officials are preparing to trash 60% of the state’s historical archives with no transparency or input from the public.

Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 10d

Farm Aid marked its 40th anniversary in Minneapolis. Organizers, farmers, advocates, musicians and concert goers gathered at the University of Minnesota to bring a message of resistance against corporate greed and consolidation in the agriculture industry.

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Farm Aid marked its milestone anniversary benefit concert as family farmers face the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to Congress, accessing health care will now be more difficult for rural veterans

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Congress is funneling millions of dollars of VA money to private providers, claiming better access to care. Rural veterans disagree.

In Times of Trouble, My Mother’s History Tells Me We Shall Overcome

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 13d

Our lives are marked by our creative journeys, both inward and outward

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In times of trouble, I remember what my mother has taught me: that our lives are marked by our creative journeys, both inward and outward

Protecting Rural Public Schools

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 13d

In recent years, public schools have been under attack from from outside groups that profess “parents’ rights” and advocate for “school choice.” barnraisingmedia.com/reports/prot...

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 14d

Congress is funneling millions of dollars from the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a parallel network for private providers. Both Democrats and Republicans claim veterans will have better access to care. Rural veterans disagree. barnraisingmedia.com/the-false-pr...

Congress is funneling millions of dollars of VA money to private providers, claiming better access to care. Rural veterans disagree.