Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email heather.chapman@uky.edu.
USDA spending nearly doubled during the pandemic. Read more here.
A Kentucky opinion columnist speculates on why conservatives should value critical race theory. Read more here.
In a House subcommittee hearing on climate change, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, asked if the National Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management could change the orbits of the moon and Earth to mitigate climate change. The question was an apparent attempt to peg climate change as a natural phenomenon, rather than one caused by human activity. CNN has a good fact-check on the notion. This book might also serve as a good resource for Rep. Gohmert.
A New York Times reporter reflects on how his recent piece about a mostly-rural Wisconsin county's debate over a diversity and inclusion ordinance caused more local strife. Read more here.
A rural North Dakota farmer has gone viral on TikTok for helping newborn fawns cross the road. Read more here.
The emergence of the Brood X cicadas has spawned a weird spate of articles about eating them. Here's one that advises air-frying them to make them less "gushy." Read more here.
The loss of a family member changes the dynamics on a farm. Read more here.
A dumpster program gives rural hunters a way to help fight the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk. Read more here.
An innovative program, fueled by federal money and local ingenuity, is bringing broadband internet to a rural Black community in South Carolina. Read more here.
The Journalist's Resource has an updated primer for journalists to make sure they get the facts and terminology correct when covering guns and other firearms. Read more here.
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