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Drought In Mississippi River Basin Slows Down Vital Barge Traffic

Politics Nov 03

After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change?

By Gabrielle Hays

Politics Oct 18

A John Deere combine harvests wheat in a field of the Oktyabrskoe farming company in Akmola region, Kazakhstan, September 5, 2016. Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/REUTERS
USDA announces $1 billion in debt relief for 36,000 farmers

The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.

By David Pitt, Associated Press

Nation Sep 02

A field of young pecan tress grow on a farm near El Paso, Texas, U.S. June 18, 2018. Photo by Mike Blake/REUTERS
Pecan farmers on Texas border get caught in immigration enforcement battle

A Texas pecan farm nearly the size of Disneyland has become entangled in a turf war between the Biden administration and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement on the southern border.

By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press

Politics Aug 03

A dairy cow chews grass in a field. Photo by Tony C. French/Getty Images
How the climate deal could help farmers aid the environment

Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change and experts say there's plenty of opportunity to reduce the sector's emissions.

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

World Jul 27

Protesters leave a demonstration of Dutch farmers aiming to block the traffic in The Hague, Netherlands October 16, 2019. Photo by Eva Plevier/REUTERS
Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads to protest planned emission reductions

The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered species stretching across the European Union.

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Feb 11

Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows

By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press

The nation's egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains.

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Nov 03

Supply chain delays stifle shipments for California farmers

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Intense demand for products has led to a backlog of container ships outside the nation's two largest ports along the Southern California coast.

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Sep 03

As California restricts water use for farmers, low supply levels add to drought’s harsh reality

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

California’s re-emerging drought is placing unprecedented strain on the state's intricate water system, threatening mass agricultural production and basic drinking water in a way experts say is more severe than in years past.

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May 14

Watch 8:42
Inside African migrants’ fight against ‘slave-like’ conditions in Italy

By Adam Raney

Some 13,000 migrants, mainly from Africa, have landed in Italy so far this year — three times the number from the same period in 2020. The struggle for migrants doesn't end when they reach European shores. Senior Producer Adam Raney…

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Mar 16

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How the economic relief law narrows the equity gap for farmers of color

By Lisa Desjardins

The COVID relief and economic package is a massive bill that has a far-reaching impact in ways that many Americans don't know about yet. One provision calls for debt relief for Black farmers, who have long been denied access to…

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