The Yonder Report

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The Yonder Report episodes

October 07 The Yonder Report - October 8, 2026
Solar-powered tech takes on toxic algal blooms, The Farm Bill has expired leaving SNAP benefits uncertain, higher prices are a key election concern, and a two-ton pumpkin is smashing records and winning championships.
3 min
September 30 The Yonder Report - October 1, 2026
The midterms are fast approaching and research shows Native voters can expect significant barriers, rural hospitals struggle to keep up with electronic record keeping, Banned Books Week comes as Congress debates censorship, and the Headless Horseman rides again!
3 min
September 23 The Yonder Report - September 24, 2026
An Idaho county's ban on wind and solar energy may soon be overturned, some of Virginia's money for healthcare is instead going to ICE, conservation is the focus of next year's planting season in Iowa, and bikers cruise into autumn.
3 min
September 16 The Yonder Report - September 17, 2026
A growing number of rural communities are calling for local bans on data centers, the fear of ICE agents is keeping some employees from harvesting crops and New Mexico's famous chile peppers vault into American history.
3 min
September 09 The Yonder Report - September 10, 2026
Money from the Rural Health Transformation Program is rolling out, the closure of a Michigan hospital is worrisome as massive 2027 Medicaid cuts loom, producers are squeezed but the Farm Bill remains stalled and America's Grange halls are hosting harvest potlucks.
4 min
September 02 The Yonder Report - September 3, 2026
Dolly Parton's legacy lives on through books, Texas health workers want relief from cuts to Medicaid and CHIP while Virginia health advocates urge lawmakers to restore Medicaid and ACA tax credits and finding a lawyer in rural Alabama just got easier.
3 min
August 26 The Yonder Report - August 27, 2026
The sticker price is higher, but EVs are cheaper once your gas-powered car has 18,000 miles, as wildfires rage in Oregon, community groups are getting food, water and more to farm workers and Oklahoma's libraries are closing the broadband gap.
3 min
August 19 The Yonder Report - August 20, 2026
Americans love burgers, but currently they're busting the budget, a Colorado ranch is demonstrating cattle grazing and prairie conservation are simpatico, Illinois is trying to restore rain to parched parcels, and Congress considers cracking down on misleading recycling practices.
3 min
August 12 The Yonder Report - August 13, 2026
A Trump executive order to overhaul childhood vaccines plus proposed alterations to Head Start mean big changes for America's rural kids, not everyone likes Georgia's data centers but the state's folk-art garden is a must-see, and its "mooing" time in America.
3 min
August 05 The Yonder Report - August 6, 2026
August offers one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights, food insecurity hits hardest in rural communities and the South, Oregon is training responders to support aging populations amid extreme weather and a new mosaic commemorates a devastating flood in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
3 min

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Bringing you the news from rural America. The Yonder Report, hosted by Roz Brown, is a 3-minute weekly newscast highlighting the vibrant, resilient spirit of living and working in Rural America.…