The Investigations category at Yanasa News uncovers the hidden truths behind policies, corporate interests, and government actions affecting rural communities, agriculture, and landowners. Through deep research, exclusive interviews, and on-the-ground reporting, we expose conflicts of interest, regulatory overreach, and unjust practices that mainstream media often overlook. From eminent domain abuse to backdoor political deals and environmental enforcement controversies, our investigative journalism holds power accountable and gives a voice to those fighting for transparency, fairness, and the right to work the land.
Kelo, Consolidation, and the USDA Lawfare Framework: What Rollins’ Roundtable Signals for Property Rights and American Agriculture Yanasa TV News From inside the USDA Whitten Building, the tone of the Lawfare Roundtable was unmistakable: this was not simply an enforcement update, but a broader reframing of agricultural power and property rights. Secretary Brooke Rollins did…
Why the DOJ’s fight with Agri Stats matters long before a verdict Yanasa TV News There are no whistleblowers on camera.No leaked emails splashed across cable news.No meat shortages at the grocery store—yet. But deep inside a federal courtroom, the U.S. Department of Justice is attempting something it hasn’t successfully done in decades: crack open the information…
A closer look at American Prairie, public land grazing, and what ‘restoration’ means on paper. Yanasa TV News When the Bison Became the Headline The recent headline — “BLM kicks bison off the land” — is powerful, emotional, and incomplete. It suggests a familiar story: bureaucracy versus nature, regulation versus restoration, capitalism versus conservation. But once the…
A federal warning, a state enforcement timeline that doesn’t add up, and the ranch case that just went national. Yanasa TV News And suddenly, this isn’t just a ranch fight anymore. For more than three years, Washington State agencies have insisted that what happened to King Ranch was routine environmental enforcement. A pond became a…
How a 120-Year-Old Texas Water Law Opened the Door to a Modern Resource Grab. Yanasa TV News A Quiet Place, a Big Pump In rural Anderson County, water has always been something you don’t think about until you have to. Wells are drilled. Crops get watered. Families plan around what the land can give. That quiet…
How a Public-Health Mandate Became a Branding Weapon—and Why Small Producers Pay the Price. Yanasa TV News “Food safety” is supposed to be neutral. Scientific. Apolitical.A simple promise to the public: what you eat won’t make you sick. But spend enough time around small farmers, processors, raw-milk dairies, pasture-based meat operations, and local food hubs, and…
How Regulation Can End an Industry Without Ever Banning It Yanasa TV News There is a quiet way to eliminate an industry. You don’t outlaw it.You don’t seize land.You don’t even say the word “ban.” You simply make it impossible to enter, expensive to continue, and legally fragile to transfer — then wait. That is…
How a Single Photo Sparked a Multi-Year State Crackdown—and Why the Kings’ Fight Now Threatens to Reshape the Future of Ranching in America Yanasa TV News When the State of Washington forcibly removed the King family’s cattle from 37,000 acres of state grazing land in May 2024, most of rural America didn’t hear a word…
You’re paying twenty-five bucks for a ribeye while the rancher who raised the steer can’t cover feed. Here’s why and what it’ll take to fix it. Yanasa TV News You ever wonder why you’re paying twenty-five bucks for a ribeye… but the guy who raised the steer barely makes enough to cover feed? Well, saddle…
How Big Ag, Big Energy, and Big Government Turned Cow Manure Into a Climate Goldmine—While Small Farmers and Rural Communities Get Left Holding the (Very Smelly) Bag Yanasa TV News You ever notice how every time somebody in a suit says they’ve found a “climate solution,” it somehow ends up putting more money in the…