Mar 08 Watch Oregon Farmers Surprised to Find Fish in Fields Researchers in Oregon's Willamette Valley found young native fish thriving in ditches that fill with water during the winter months. The unrecognized habitat meant farmers had been inadvertently raising fish in their fields, in addition to their intended crops, for… Continue watching
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
Aug 03 Watch Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Has Midwest Agriculture Melting, Food Prices Rising NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Has Midwest Agriculture Melting, Food Prices Rising… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch News Wrap: Florida Cold Snap Damages $115 Million in Crops In other news Wednesday, a cold wave that hit crops has cost Florida growers an estimated $115 million, with record cold temperatures damaging fruits, vegetables and citrus foliage. Continue watching
Feb 12 Haiti's Farms Sow Hope for Rebuilding A new push to improve Haiti's struggling agricultural sector could provide jobs for many people displaced after January's earthquake. But the nation's farmland is limited in supply and often degraded of nutrients. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch News Wrap: Harry Reid Defends Record on Race In other news, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized for making controversial remarks regarding President Obama's race in 2008, and three U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan following a firefight with militants in the south. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Reopens Embassy in Yemen In other news Tuesday, the U.S. reopened its embassy in Yemen after security concerns forced a two-day closure, and "rising threats and attacks" pushed the United Nations World Food Program to suspend aid to approximately 1 million people in southern… Continue watching