In conjunction with World Business Council for Sustainable Development, The Mixing Bowl and Croatan Institute, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action today issued a new report that analyzes the state of soil health technology and identifies opportunities to find new sources of capital to scale-up the adoption of climate-smart agriculture on farms and ranches across the U.S. (Business Insider)

Four food pantries are set to open this spring as part of a major grant from the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which is shifting its funding strategy to focus on communities of color disproportionately affected by hunger and poverty. (Chicago Tribune)

From backyard plots to community gardens, all the way up to full-time, commercial operations supplying farmers’ markets, restaurants, and grocery stores, urban farming serves a vital role in food security, community education, and outreach. (Science News by AGU)

Over half of Wisconsin’s rural population lacks access to high-speed internet, and to Gov. Tony Evers, that’s unacceptable. (Wisconsin State Farmer)

Many agricultural groups put blood, sweat and tears in making significant tax policy advances for agriculture in the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, and that could all be back on the chopping block with Democrats in control. (Farm Progress)

American Farm Bureau Federation says confidence is fading in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most market-sensitive crop reports, and the government should respond by modernizing its technology and improving transparency. (Successful Farming)