With the agriculture and manufacturing industries, the area has also had a big economic impact. The total population of the Midwest states is approximately 69 million, accounting for 20.5 percent ...

Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump ...

Fired USDA employees said terminations have stalled irrigation projects, rural housing aid and efforts to combat invasive ...

This story was produced in partnership with Harvest Public Media, a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest. It reports on food systems, agriculture and rural issues. Updated: March 6, ...

Other regions are currently outpacing the Midwest in production of SAF, but that's largely through the use of used cooking oil. Gevo is the global leader of SAF production, producing about 2.5 ...

President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal spending has stuck hundreds of farmers in Iowa and across the Midwest with ...

In this op-ed for pv magazine USA, Stoel Rives LLP attorneys Sara Bergan and Thomas Braun discuss the balancing act to be made between solar and agriculture ... in the U.S. Midwest have long ...

This story was produced in partnership with Harvest Public Media, a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest. It reports on food systems, agriculture and rural issues. Updated ...