Navarro Farm / Facebook Educational Farm Throws Magical Christmas Party for People with Special Needs The night on the farm looked positively magical, with reindeer, plenty of twinkling lights, food, fun - and lots of smiles. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 13, 2021
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Officials Urge Public to Kill This Colorful Bug on Sight and Then Report It Wildlife officials are warning that a species of bug being spotted across the country might be beautiful, but should be killed on sight. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal September 25, 2021
The White House / Flickr Biden Plan Means He's Coming for Private Property, Wants to Make 30% of US Land Off Limits A Republican governor noted that the Biden plan would incorporate a 'landmass twice the size of Texas by 2030.' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal September 24, 2021
@szmigieldesign / Unsplash Dem Throws Wrench in Works as Lawmakers Try to Stop China from Buying Up Huge Tracts of US Farmland 'Can we honestly say that this amendment, which singles out one country, won’t have repercussions on Asian-Americans across our country?' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal July 22, 2021
Texas Farm Bureau via @nypost / Twitter Fed-Up Texas Farmers Demand Biden Pay for Damage Done by Illegal Aliens Wreaking Havoc on Farms The festering border crisis has resulted in damaged fences, stolen vehicles and entire migrant families being abandoned on private property. By Jacob Gurney, The Western Journal July 21, 2021
Marie Frances / Facebook Dog Helps Save Colt's Life After It Begins Suffocating During Birth in the Middle of the Night 'All of the sudden this little girl shoved her nose into my shoulder so hard and went "woof" just like she meant business.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 12, 2021
Tricia Thorpe / Facebook Community Comes Together to Help Couple Rescue Pets Left Behind After Wildfire Took Everything 'I was really lucky to be able to do what I did, and what I did was not right. It put people in a difficult situation. I was desperate.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 12, 2021
Brinsley Animal Rescue / Facebook screen shot After Pregnant Pig Escapes Farm and Gives Birth in the Woods, Public Steps in to Save Piglets from Slaughter Her rescuers have promised that Matilda the pig will only know love and care for the rest of her natural life. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 1, 2021
@maplerockdesign / Unsplash With Food Shortage Only Getting Worse, Biden Urges Farmers to Take Fields out of Production to Slow Climate Change The US is the world's largest producer and exporter of food, but the Biden administration's 'climate change' agenda could undermine that. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal July 1, 2021
@mattmitt / Unsplash Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Unions by Striking Down California Regulation 'The Founders recognized that the protection of private property is indispensable to the promotion of individual freedom.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal June 23, 2021
Tomas Hertogh / Unsplash Biden Plan to Bailout Farmers Based on Skin Color Alone Halted by Judge, 'Unconstitutional' Program Leaves out Whites The federal judge said the Department of Agriculture should not fight racism by implementing racist policies. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 14, 2021
TonyGonzales4TX / Twitter screen shot Texas Farmer Finds 5 Unaccompanied Girls Abandoned in 100-Degree Heat as Border Crisis Continues The Texas farmer said he thought the young girls would have died if he had not found them on his property when he did. By Landon Mion, The Western Journal May 11, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Sued by Double Amputee Farmer Over Race-Based Loan Forgiveness: 'Out and Out Racist' The Biden administration offered loan forgiveness to ‘disadvantaged’ farmers who are all minority, and one disabled white farmer is suing. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal May 10, 2021
Loren King / Unsplash Biden's Tax Plan to Hit Farmers Hard by Removing Longstanding Tax Break President Joe Biden's tax plan worries many farmers, who say it will take a big toll and make it hard to keep land in the family. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 6, 2021
beccapie / Flickr Self-Serve Farm Stands Are a Common Sight - Thanks to Cruel Punks They May Soon Be Gone Forever Something fundamental to small-town America is lost without the ability to count on others to do the right thing. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal May 3, 2021
Greg Rubenstein / Flickr Worrisome Development: Bill Gates Now Is the Biggest Private Farmland Owner in America Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the country’s largest private owner of farmland, and people don't know what to make of it. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal March 10, 2021
Wadena Pioneer Journal / Facebook Over 20 Farmers and 50 Volunteers Show Up To Help Harvest Crops After Farmer's Wife Passes Away On Saturday, the local volunteers filled the roads leading to the farm, bringing tractors, grain carts, combines and semis. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 12, 2020
Alasam / Flickr Chinese Government Has Only About One Year of Reserve Food as Crops Fail and Disease Sweeps Herds For China, a nation with several living generations who have faced starvation, food security is one of the government's top issues. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal October 26, 2020
Don Anderson / Facebook screen shot Farmers in North Dakota Finish Harvest for Neighbor After He Suffers Heart Attack He was doing well and recovering in the hospital, but his crops sat ready to be harvested with no farmer to harvest them. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 17, 2020
Thompson Strawberry Farm / Facebook screen shot Farmer Plants Over 2 Million Sunflowers To Help Spread Joy During Pandemic With 22 acres and 15 fields full of 2 million tall, cheery blooms, there's plenty of space to maintain physical distance. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 13, 2020
USDA APHIS / Twitter USDA Able To Identify Mysterious Seeds Americans Received from China 'This is an evolving situation, and we are working closely with Federal authorities to ensure we are evaluating every possibility.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal August 10, 2020