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Explore our "News: Then & Now" section to learn about past inventors using the Library of Congress' primary source sets

Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

Find out how farmers and officials are working to manage limited water resources in one of the world's most critical agricultural regions

Learn about a non-profit group that fights food insecurity by helping communities grow their own food

Learn about how a family farm in Oregon is using traditional crops to share and celebrate their South Asian culture with the local community

Learn about how researchers in Florida are using CRISPR gene editing technology to build disease-resistant orange trees

Learn how farmers and rural America are impacted by federal cuts to programs like USAID

Learn why weather in West Africa is sending chocolate prices soaring in the U.S. and across the world