Feb 08 America's Agricultural Success: A Well-Kept Secret? Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Amid all the worry about how long it will take the economic recovery to kick into high gear, there's a little-noticed sector that's doing very well, thank you: American agriculture. Overlooked by many of… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Scientists in Kenya Try to Fend Off Disease Threatening World's Wheat Crop Scientists in Kenya's Rift Valley are taking part in a complicated and protracted global fight against Ug99, a fungal disease called wheat rust that could destroy 80 percent of all known wheat varieties. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch NewsHour Connect: The New Farm Bill Fast Tracked by SuperCommittee For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Oct 26 Life in Nicaragua, Living on Less than $2 a Day By Talea Miller Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, and 76 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Conditions Across U.S. For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Jul 28 NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Imperils Midwest Agriculture By Justin Scuiletti // Temperatures have been rising in the Midwest this summer -- and with them, food prices may also be heading upward. As heat waves have been blanketing much of the nation in temperatures over 100 degrees, agriculture has been… Continue reading
Jun 28 Food Prices Hit Small Town Indonesia By Talea Miller Families in Marunda, Indonesia are facing declining salaries just as global food prices are on the rise. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 'Up in Smoke' Film Examines Perils of Slash and Burn Agriculture In "Up in Smoke," filmmaker Adam Wakeling follows ecologist Michael Hands as he introduces Honduran farmers to the inga tree, his solution to problems caused by slash and burn agricultural practices. The documentary is part of a series of independently… Continue watching
Sep 24 Colbert Stays in Character at Congressional Hearing on Farm Jobs As far as House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on agricultural jobs go, this one had a bit more celebrity shine. Stephen Colbert, the comedian and satirist, knew that, and hoped his presence would vault the hearings up to "CSPAN 1"… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch In Arkansas, Incumbent Lincoln 'Catching It From All Sides' Incumbent Blanche Lincoln is campaigning to hold on to her seat in the U.S. Senate in a heated Democratic primary race in Arkansas. Spencer Michels reports on how the state's agriculture industry and discontent with Washington may factor into the… Continue watching