This category delivers in-depth coverage and analysis of the laws, regulations, and political movements shaping the future of agriculture, land use, and rural America. Yanasa News investigates the decisions made in legislative halls and government agencies that impact farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and private property owners. From controversial bills and eminent domain battles to food freedom and environmental mandates, we break down complex issues with clarity and transparency. Stay informed on who’s making the rules, who’s affected, and what it means for the people living closest to the land.
Yanasa TV News As Maine moves to mandate a minimum wage for farmworkers, lessons from Oregon, Washington, and Colorado reveal that well-meaning laws can backfire—cutting hours, shrinking earnings, and threatening the industry. Maine may soon guarantee minimum wage for farmworkers—but at what cost? In states like Oregon and Washington, similar laws slashed worker hours and…
Yanasa TV News As California celebrates the return of gray wolves, ranchers face mounting losses, legal limitations, and uncertain futures in the name of conservation. Wolves are back in California—and ranchers are paying the price. With livestock losses rising and legal protections tying their hands, rural families are questioning who really benefits from the state’s…
Yanasa TV News How New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Mandate Is Forcing Century-Old Farms Into Eminent Domain While Developers Profit Off State-Backed Quotas In the heart of Cranbury Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, a 175-year-old family farm—one of the region’s oldest and longest-standing agricultural landmarks—is being forcibly seized under the pretense of progress. The weapon? The…
Yanasa TV News A Colorado rancher’s ad was shut down for selling ‘extinct’ meat—exposing a dangerous gap between tech, truth, and the future of ethical farming. In the quiet plains of Carr, Colorado, a small ranch is at the center of a much larger story—one that spans conservation, censorship, and the future of American agriculture….
Yanasa TV News What looks like progress in Bessemer is actually a dangerous step toward environmental destruction, land grabs, and an AI-driven future that threatens liberty, livelihoods, and life itself. A proposed 4.5 million square foot data center in Bessemer, Alabama is being hailed by local officials as the most impactful economic development project in…
Yanasa TV News Raw Milk and Real Freedom: Why You Should Have the Right to Choose What You Eat North Carolina – For decades, government regulations have aimed to ensure food safety. However, in the pursuit of making food cheaper and more widely available, we’ve potentially sacrificed nutritional value and personal freedom. This tension is…
Yanasa TV News Farmers First: A Philosophy Worth Fighting For In a time when small farms are vanishing from the American landscape at an alarming rate, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has delivered a powerful, long-overdue message to the heart of rural America: help is on the way. After spending her first 100 days visiting farms across…
Yanasa TV News Farmers Sound the Alarm as Solar Farms and Data Centers Consume Agricultural Land, Threatening Food Security and Rural Livelihoods As solar farms and data centers rapidly expand across America’s heartland, farmers are sounding the alarm. Once-prime cropland is being paved over with solar panels, threatening our food supply, displacing wildlife, and sparking…
Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction—A Cautionary Tale of Mismanagement and Rural Neglect In December 2023, Colorado embarked on a historic endeavor: the reintroduction of gray wolves into the state’s ecosystem. This initiative, approved by a narrow margin in the 2020 Proposition 114 ballot measure, marked the first time in U.S. history that voters—not federal wildlife agencies—mandated the…
PFAS Are a Problem—But Shutting Down Farmland Isn’t the Solution PFAS chemicals—often dubbed “forever chemicals”—have become the latest environmental bogeyman. From Maine to South Carolina, these synthetic compounds are sparking alarm, drawing headlines, and now, triggering government action that could reshape the agricultural landscape in ways we can’t afford. Yanasa News is reader-supported. To receive…