Aug 24 Watch 6:58 The future of debt relief for Black farmers after decades of discrimination By John Yang, Kaisha Young According to federal data, there were about 925,000 Black farmers in 1920 in the United States. A century later, that number has declined to only about 42,000. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins… Continue watching
Jul 30 U.S. will buy regular flu shots for farmworkers to prevent bird flu from getting more dangerous By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Health officials are worried about what might happen if people are infected with bird flu and seasonal flu at the same time. It's possible the viruses could swap gene segments, in a process that scientists call reassortment. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 9:09 How rural communities are tackling a suicide and depression crisis among farmers By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman More than 50,000 Americans took their own lives in 2023, the nation’s highest yearly rate of suicide on record. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 7:15 Israelis volunteer on farms to save agricultural supply after migrant workers flee war By Jon Frankel When Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel declared war, most foreign farm workers left the country and Palestinian workers were barred from entering Israel. Many Israelis were called to reserve duty, leaving the farming industry facing financial losses… Continue watching
Dec 14 How to slash emissions across the U.S. economy, according to experts By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Five economic sectors in the United States — electric power, transportation, industry, buildings and agriculture — together account for the nation’s main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Nov 28 Arizona alfalfa farmers clash with foreign firms over water use By Anita Snow, Thomas Machowicz, Associated Press Concerns about the Earth’s groundwater supplies are front of mind in the lead-up to COP28, the annual United Nations climate summit opening this week in the Emirati city of Dubai. Continue reading
Nov 19 Sugar sees global price hike after crops in Asia hit by dry weather tied to El Nino By Aniruddha Ghosal, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world's second- and third-largest exporters. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 6:12 How climate change is disrupting the global food supply By John Yang, Harry Zahn The effects of climate change have been hard to miss across North America and Europe this summer: record heat, wildfires and warming oceans. There are also other, less obvious consequences that affect both the quantity and quality of food crops. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:00 Art and agriculture meet in collaborative Colorado exhibition By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, an innovative art exhibit uses multimedia collaborations between artists and farmers to explore the similarities between the two fields. More than 15 local and national artists and collectives teamed up with Boulder County farmers to create… Continue watching
Aug 21 After leaving prison, returning citizens find new ground on this Michigan farm By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang We the People Opportunity Farm is a nonprofit organization and organic farm changing the soil in people’s lives and reducing recidivism one seed at a time in in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. Continue reading