Episodes

  • The Yonder Report - May 14, 2026

    The Yonder Report - May 14, 2026
    May 13 2026

    Affordable housing in Wiscasset, Maine is stalled after a proposed data center disrupted plans, farms and ranches now account for 83 percent of solar projects and Colorado farmers turn to rye after a record-setting dry winter.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - May 7, 2026

    The Yonder Report - May 7, 2026
    May 6 2026
    A dialysis unit has closed in rural Nebraska due to lower Medicare reimbursement rates, "deaths of despair" are slowly declining nationwide but still more common in Appalachia and a South Dakota rancher plants native grasses to fight drought.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - April 30, 2026

    The Yonder Report - April 30, 2026
    Apr 29 2026
    A record wildfire season is predicted for parts of the U.S., An Illinois researcher says the Farm Bill is an opportunity to address more than just agriculture and one group is turning surrendered guns into garden tools and artwork.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - April 23, 2026

    The Yonder Report - April 23, 2026
    Apr 22 2026

    Political attitudes among rural voters are shifting, maternity care is complex – and becoming more so in rural Illinois communities where demographics have changed and Minnesotans vow to fight efforts overturning a ban on mining in the Boundary Waters.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - April 16, 2026

    The Yonder Report - April 16, 2026
    Apr 15 2026

    A loophole in reimbursement rates is partly to blame for rural hospitals closing, Maine may become the first state to ban large-scale data centers and farmers' financial woes are made worse by laws that prevent them from fixing their farm equipment.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - April 9, 2026

    The Yonder Report - April 9, 2026
    Apr 8 2026
    Libraries in rural Texas are doing double duty as they loan books and lend telehealth expertise, as health insurance costs soar, some turn to their local Farm Bureau and rural communities are getting federal help to fix aging water infrastructure.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - April 2, 2026

    The Yonder Report - April 2, 2026
    Apr 1 2026
    Telehealth is a lifesaver for aging populations in rural Texas, but experts say it shouldn't replace in-person care, South Dakota's ag university sees more students majoring in rangeland management and Maine improves kids' success by embracing rural community schools.
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    3 mins
  • The Yonder Report - March 26, 2026

    The Yonder Report - March 26, 2026
    Mar 25 2026
    The neediest in Missouri are watching the possible effects of cuts to Medicaid, Illinois is among several states raising alarms over AI data centers and building resiliency among teenagers is the goal of Trekkers in Rockland, Maine.
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    3 mins