Explore the heart of America’s food and fiber systems in the Agriculture category of Yanasa News. Here, we cover the challenges, innovations, and triumphs shaping modern farming and ranching. From regenerative practices and livestock management to market trends and weather impacts, our reporting highlights the real-world experiences of those who grow our food and steward the land. Whether it’s a small family farm or a large-scale operation, we bring you the stories that matter to producers, consumers, and advocates for a resilient agricultural future.
At sunrise outside Abilene, the prairie looks the same as it always has—caliche roads, mesquite, and cattle easing toward stock tanks. But look closer and you’ll see new survey stakes and power markers dotting the fencelines. This is where Stargate, the megaproject branded by OpenAI and its partners, is pushing to raise one of the largest…
Yanasa TV News Farmers, Ranchers, and Local Leaders Warn of Lost Control as Washington Deregulates Land Use and Technology A sweeping new federal law, recently signed by President Trump, has triggered nationwide debate by ordering the sale of millions of acres of public land, promising to tackle America’s housing crisis, and ushering in a decade-long…
Yanasa TV News Washington’s loss of 3,700 farms in five years exposes a deeper national crisis—where rising costs, aggressive state regulations, and accelerating corporate consolidation are killing family farms. Washington has shed more than 3,700 farms in just five years—roughly two operations a day. The number comes from the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture and…
Yanasa TV News How One of America’s Largest Solar Farms Sparked a Rural Uprising—and Put Bill Gates in the Crosshairs Ohio Farmers Fight Back: Bill Gates’ Solar Takeover Sparks Outrage! A Fight for the Future of Farmland In the rolling fields outside Plumwood, Ohio, a battle is brewing that could set a national precedent for…
Yanasa TV News How America’s Transmission Boom Collides with Ranch Land and What Trump’s Washington Is (and Isn’t) Changing Rural America is being asked to host the backbone of a new electric era. The question is whether that backbone is being built with ranchers, or on top of them. The orange stake is easy to…
Yanasa TV News Hundreds cut off without warning in Costilla County as officials tighten control — is this drought planning, or something more sinister? In Colorado’s poorest county, hundreds of families awoke this month to a reality many thought belonged only to headlines from distant deserts: their water supply had been shut off; without notice,…
Yanasa TV News How a Century-Old Water Project Left Potter Valley’s Farmers High and Dry in the Name of Saving Salmon A Valley in Shock In early August 2025, farmers and ranchers in Northern California’s Potter Valley woke to the worst possible news: the water that has irrigated their hayfields, vineyards, orchards, and pastures for…
Yanasa TV News “Farmland, on Paper”: When CRP Collides with Iowa’s Tax Rules The heart of the fight Richard Fee’s 50 acres in Scott County, Iowa, were reclassified out of “agricultural,” triggering much higher taxes. The county points to recent years: no visible row crops or livestock, a rebuilt home and pond, and 21 acres…
Yanasa TV News From Racing Legend to Land Dispute: How Dale Earnhardt’s Legacy Became the Center of a $30 Billion Development Battle Dale Earnhardt Sr., known as “The Intimidator”, was one of the most legendary and feared drivers in NASCAR history—a seven-time Cup Series champion whose aggressive style, unshakable grit, and black No. 3 Chevrolet became…
Yanasa TV News Sleeping under the stars with chickens, buffalo, and the wild sounds of Ohio’s quirkiest bison getaway If you’ve ever dreamed of trading in your cubicle for a teepee, your office chair for a covered wagon, and your white noise machine for a symphony of chickens, pea fowl, and bison grunts—you’re in luck….