Full Episode
Sunday, Sep 7
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

We're not going anywhere.

Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on!
Donate now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

farms

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live
agriculture

Arts Aug 26

Art and agriculture meet in collaborative Colorado exhibition

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

Nation Jul 23

Black Farmers Vilsack
Watch 6:32
‘Gaining Ground’ highlights Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim lost land

In 1910, about 14 percent of U.S. farmers were Black, owning more than 16 million acres. Now, according to the latest Census of Agriculture, only one in 100 farmers is Black, owning less than 5 million acres. A new documentary…

By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Marconja Zor

Nation Jul 21

Connecticut River Flooding
Northeast farmers ‘heartbroken’ as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away

Some of the hardest hit farms were located along rivers in Vermont where farmers who'd spent months nurturing tomato, watermelon and other plants saw their efforts wiped out in a matter of hours.

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Economy Feb 11

Photo of chickens at a Maryland farm by Lance Cheung/USDA
Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows

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.

By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press

Economy Sep 21

Aerial view of farms flooded after the passing of Hurricane Florence in eastern North Carolina, U.S. REUTERS/Rodrigo Gutierrez
Hurricane Florence could cost Carolina farms billions in damage

In South Carolina crop damage has been estimated at $125 million so far.

By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Jun 22

Watch 2:26
Farm-fresh healthy food doesn’t have to be too pricey or pretty, says this chef

By Jason Kane, Courtney Norris

Chef and restaurateur Joy Crump explains how we can find greater value and health in farm-to-table food, in a conversation at the Aspen Institute's Spotlight Health Conference.

Continue watching

Apr 26

Watch 6:21
Why going green is growing on U.S. farmers

By PBS News Hour

The U.S. agriculture industry used enough energy in 2011 to power a state the size of Iowa for a year. Today, as renewable energy becomes cheaper and more accessible, many farmers are committed to going green, both as a means…

Continue watching

Oct 30

EPA may ban common pesticide used on fruits and vegetables

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

A common pesticide used on citrus fruits, almonds and other crops would be banned under a proposal announced Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposal would prohibit use of chlorpyrifos, a widely used insecticide that is sprayed on a…

Continue reading

Nov 13

No image
China’s Meat Farms

By Larisa Epatko

To meet consumer demands, China is increasingly embracing industrialized farming.

Continue reading

Jul 24

No image
Big Fish: Vietnam’s Fish Farmers Scale Up for Global Distribution

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

As the world looks to feed a growing population, fish are seen as one solution. But fish farms have a long history of disease, pollution and interfering with the surrounding ecosystem. Marketplace reporter Sam Eaton traveled to Vietnam to look…

Continue reading

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

web ad

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Sunday, Sep 7
  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You