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.
Why Ranchers Can No Longer Trust Midpen Yanasa TV News The Case of Vince Fontana For over 55 years, Vince Fontana and his family stewarded a tract of coastal grassland, maintaining the land through managed grazing, wildfire prevention, and a deep, generational understanding of the ecosystem. But in early 2025, that stewardship came to an…
From North Carolina to Denver, the Native: The Prodigies of an Icon crew delivers bison pride and a big screen moment at the winter stock show Yanasa TV News If there’s one thing that’ll get you out of your comfort zone and into a snow-covered Denver ballroom, it’s bison—and maybe a little film magic. The Native:…
How the Spread of Data Centers Is Forcing America’s Farmers Off the Land—And Turning Rural Communities Into Digital Sacrifice Zones Yanasa TV News When Progress Means Sacrifice—But Always Someone Else’s In rural America, there’s a phrase few city dwellers have ever heard: “sacrifice zone.” It’s the term farmers and ranchers use for communities and landscapes…
When Tom Hamann confronted a government crew tearing through his Wyoming ranch, he never imagined he’d end up in a years-long legal battle over broken fences—and a broken neck. Now, after a shocking Supreme Court ruling, his case could change how rural property owners defend their land against government overreach.
Regenerative rancher Jim Smith shares his story—and his warning about America’s meat supply. Yanasa TV News Chatham County, NC — When Jim Smith took over his family’s former tobacco farm in central North Carolina, he never imagined he’d become one of the region’s most vocal advocates for sustainable cattle ranching. Nor did he expect that shortly…
How Geomagnetic Disturbances May Be Driving Bees to Panic, Vanish, and Attack Yanasa TV News Magnetospheric Disruption and Environmental Stress as Drivers of Elevated Honey Bee Aggression and Colony Collapse in 2024–2025 Recent data from 2024–2025 reveal a sharp and deeply concerning rise in honey bee (Apis mellifera) aggression alongside record-breaking winter colony losses. While…
How Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Threaten the Future of Family Farms—and Humanity Itself
How Texas Ranchers Are Losing Their Water to Urban Thirst—and Why the Fight for Groundwater Could Decide the State’s Rural Future Yanasa TV News Stretching across the rolling limestone hills of Central Texas, the ranches of the Hill Country are icons of the American rural landscape. Here, generations of families have carved out a living…
Cranbury Township has taken its first formal steps toward seizing the Henry family’s 175-year-old farm, defying federal pressure from the Trump administration and raising alarms about the fate of legacy farmland across the United States. The move marks a significant escalation in a battle that has pitted local housing mandates against agricultural preservation—and now, the authority of a sitting U.S. cabinet secretary against the will of a small New Jersey town.
Behind the Scenes at Rosebud Reservation, Where Bison, Culture, and Community are Growing Stronger Together Yanasa TV News The road to healing—for land, people, and spirit—often begins with something deceptively simple: food. Not just eating, but growing, harvesting, and sharing food in a way that honors culture, history, and future generations. On the Rosebud Reservation in Mission,…