Minnesota’s attorney general exposed conditions at one dairy farm where workers lacked heat and plumbing and dealt with mold in their homes. Housing like this is common on dairy farms, since dairy workers are excluded from many protections.| ProPublica
A $252,000 grant secured by UNC School of Social Work Associate Professor Hsun-ta Hsu will develop a tool to combat homeless in rural regions.| UNC School of Social Work
Investigations into farm employer labor violations have fallen to record lows. These labor organizers are speaking out.| Barn Raiser
Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections.| Barn Raiser
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After a decade of population loss, rural U.S. population is growing again, spurred by the increase in remote work that followed the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Rural net migration rates rose to 0.47 percent in 2020–21.| www.ers.usda.gov
