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…

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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…

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NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Has Midwest Agriculture Melting, Food Prices Rising…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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