Articles tagged as

Farms

Right Side Up Podcast Splash updated 4-21-26

Right Side Up: Farms, Fairs, and Conservation Need

This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and I discuss our attendance at the Tunbridge Fair, farm and agricultural culture, small businesses and regulations, the “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” op-ed, and Prop 3. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and … Read more

solar panel solar farm Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash

KLAR: Farmers Hoping Congress Will Protect Them from Big Solar

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced legislation on Nov. 20 that would prohibit the use of federal funds or tax credits to support solar panel development on productive farmland. The Protecting American Farmland Act mirrors legislation introduced in the House in May by Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH). The bills effectively reverse tax and funding support for … Read more

chicken

OPINION: There is No “Chicken” Problem in Merrimack

The Proposed Ordinance is an unnecessary intrusion. Dear Councilors, fellow Merrimack residents, and interested members of the public. Since my last letter, I’ve had more time to reflect on the proposed chicken ordinance.  I stand behind every word of my last letter, and I’ve made it public for the sake of discussion. Still, I now … Read more

KLAR: Did You Thank a Farmer This Thanksgiving?

While tables groaned with a plenitude of food, those who nurture and grow it face unprecedented threats to survival For most Americans, Thanksgiving Day means family and friends gathering to share healthy, home-cooked foods, usually featuring a large turkey or ham as the centerpiece. As the holiday’s name implies, it is a day of gratitude … Read more

cows in a field

Klar: Climate Bill Limiting Cows Sparks Farmer Revolt

A New York bill that would restrict the size of cattle farms has sparked controversy as urban climate change legislators from the Big Apple seek to limit rural livelihoods by imposing regulatory limits on the number of cows a farm can have. The attack on cow emissions by city slickers who know nothing about farming … Read more

food fresh vegetables

Klar: Restoring American Food Sovereignty

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading an unprecedented overhaul of the United States food system – much to the chagrin of the globalists. The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have coordinated a globalist agenda that is hardly democratic. Under the guise of saving … Read more

Agriculture crops food farming

Klar: MAGA Agenda Imperiled Over Pesticides and Big Ag

Efforts to secure statutory immunity from liability for personal injuries caused by pesticides have converged with massive increases in federal subsidies for chemical-dependent GMO monoculture crops, proposed in the House Reconciliation Bill (AKA the “Big, Beautiful Bill”), to fuel a bitter conservative battle over the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. Both initiatives pit industrial … Read more

a jug of poison

Klar: Call For Action!

Seeking signatures for an important MAHA letter A battle for our health currently centers on the use of pesticides and other chemicals in American farming. As I recently explained in the Baltimore Sun, chemical companies that have been losing lawsuits to US juries for causing cancer from glyphosate have been pushing for state lawmakers to protect … Read more

Big Bank Edifice

Rhodes: A Trojan Horse in the Heartland

The ACRE Act of 2025 Must Be Opposed Few things are more destructive to liberty than when laws are written under the guise of compassion or economic aid, only to conceal their true purpose: the enrichment of the powerful and the institutionalization of inequality. Senate Bill 838, also known as the “Access to Credit for … Read more

Agriculture crops food farming

Klar: Preserving our AGRIculture

My family of numerous lineages have been farmers here in Vermont. My father’s mother grew up and worked hard on a dairy farm in Sheldon Falls. My mother grew up on the farm near where I now live — the Stoddard farm, which is one of the founding family farms here in Brookfield. My Mom’s … Read more

Klar: I ran from the law – to run a rural farm in Vermont

Mark Twain’s famous satire “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” chronicles the fictitious time travel of an engineer named Hank Morgan from East Hartford, Connecticut. After being struck in the head with a crowbar, he awakens in sixth-century England and works his way into King Arthur’s favor by use of his modern knowledge. I … Read more

soil farming

AI Agriculture Boosts Soil, Crops, and Human Health

Hailed as “the beginning of a new era” and “a revolutionary way to improve agriculture,” artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to monitor potato harvests and discover which soil microbes best feed crops. This novel AI tool also can expose past (and current) technological follies and hazards in agriculture. Drone-Farmed Potatoes Potato researchers collected data … Read more

food fresh vegetables

Local Food Banks Should Be Relying on Locals, not the Feds

Part of a complete audit of how the Federal Government spends the fruits of your labors includes programs at the USDA that the Handmaiden media are breathlessly reporting as canceled. Everyone from Politico to CNN to NHPR (now GraniteGrok) is printing stories about local food banks and pantries tightening their belts. Okay, so The ‘Grok … Read more

plastic beach photo by soren-funk-jQuky0VINAI-unsplash

MAHA vs Microplastics – To Ensure the First, Get Rid of the Second!

If Americans are ever to be healthy again, an effective response to ubiquitous microplastics will be essential. Recent confirmation hearings of the MAHA maven Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. focused on his supposed vaccine and abortion positions while mainly ignoring his opening statement centered on American diets. Industrially-backed officials may thrust their ostrich heads in the … Read more

Rep Thomas Massie

The Contentious Path to Trump’s USDA Pick

Speculation is heating up over Donald Trump’s expected nominee to head the USDA. High-profile positions like secretary of state understandably attract the political spotlight, but the MAGA message has blended with MAHA and Team Kennedy. Appointments to health-related agencies are important bellwethers of how much influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will bring to bear in … Read more

Government Can Fix neither Food nor Farm

With the national health crisis, food debauchery, and farm exploitation suddenly jumping to headlines via RFK, Jr., numerous people have offered solutions but nothing I’ve seen truly gets to the heart of the problem. Recently RFK, Jr. gave his recipe but in general, it’s yet another request for government intervention in these fields (pun intended). … Read more

Farm field food vally - image credit door to freedom

How the Federal Government Seeks to Control Our Food Supply

Food prices are climbing, but soon will soar — inflation is ensured due to recent massive spending. As Americans are pushed to consume artificial meat as a solution to the alleged environmental impact of cow farts, the government seeks to expand its techno-monitoring, in the name of “health and safety,” by requiring the RFID chipping of all livestock. The argument is … Read more

Share to...
BufferCopyFlipboardHacker NewsLineLinkedInMastodonMessengerMixPinterestPrintRedditSMSTelegramTumblrVKWhatsAppXing