Author: Brian Barth

The intersections of food, farming, politics and criminal minds never ceases to produce intrigue. Here’s... (more)

Who said agriculture was dull? This month’s round-up overflows with crime, intrigue, and hippies. Are... (more)

Winemakers, dairy farmers, French chefs, Eastern European oligarchs and hydroponic farming aficionados have all had... (more)

Has the Trump administration finally pushed farmers too far? Two significant developments this month signal... (more)

The end of summer has brought a few surprising developments in the food and farm... (more)

Emancipated slaves never received their promised 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War.... (more)

The rural vote has become decidedly Republican in recent decades. But many progressive pundits see... (more)

Want to grow hemp on your farm? Here are five things you need to know... (more)

The Democrats’ “blue wave” has remade the House agriculture committee. Here are four to watch.