Rural Utah
— Heat and drought have significantly reduced Utah's pumpkin harvest this year, affecting family farms like Beck Family Farms in Centerfield ahead of the fall season. More: Fox 13 , Fox 13 (YouTube) · All 3 reports
— Utah farmers describe how rapid urban growth and development are encroaching on their agricultural land as the state's population expands. 
— Beck Family Farms in Centerfield, Utah expects an 80% drop in its pumpkin crop this year due to drought, record heat and hailstorms, affecting supply to grocery stores across the West and cutting seasonal work for… 
— An American Cattlemen brand ambassador discusses the challenges facing Utah farmers and ranchers this year, including poor weather, a tough economy, tariffs and herd-size issues, in an interview on Inside Sources. More: KSL's Inside Sources · All 2 reports
— A sponsored feature on The Creamery in Beaver, Utah, describes how the dairy store connects to local family farms through Dairy Farmers of America's cooperative model, offering farm-to-table cheese and ice cream… 
— Frontier Communications, now owned by Verizon, has notified Castle Valley residents that it plans to discontinue traditional copper-based phone service by October 2026, pending FCC approval. Local providers Emery… 
— At the Southwest Livestock Show in Cedar City, a goat named Reba raised over $94,000 for the family of Dusty Dalley, a 12-year-old Parowan girl who died in an ATV crash, after buyers repeatedly re-donated the goat for… More: St George News (Washington County) · All 2 reports
— The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is cutting interest rates to 0% for one year on all existing agency loans starting Nov. 1, and offering payment deferrals, to help farmers and ranchers hit by drought… More: ABC 4 , St George News (Washington County) · All 3 reports
— A podcast interview with Rep. Walt Brooks covers tax relief efforts, including eliminating the state tax on Social Security benefits, and discusses concerns that Prop 4's congressional redistricting could shift… More: PoliticIt Podcast · All 2 reports
— Cache County is spending public funds to purchase development rights from private landowners in an effort to preserve open space, though the land itself often remains privately owned. 