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2 Black farmers promote resilience for food, land and people

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Nov 22, 2021
Ashanti Williams and Arian Rivera of the Black Yard Farm Collective talk about agricultural practices and building community.
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Farmers face rising fertilizer prices and supply constraints

by Andy Uhler
Nov 11, 2021
A big reason fertilizer is through the roof? Still-climbing natural gas prices.
Natural gas prices are at historic highs, and natural gas accounts for up to 90% of the operating cost of producing fertilizer.
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California farmers say their crops are caught in the supply chain

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 4, 2021
Exports are delayed for key crops like walnuts, many of which are grown for overseas customers.
California farmers may have to sell crops domestically due to supply chain issues. Above, vehicles drive past farmland and a freight train near Pixley, California, in August.
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Climate change and a labor shortage threaten New Mexico’s signature chile crop

by Savannah Peters
Oct 25, 2021
Growing chiles, a way of life in southern New Mexico, is under pressure.
Jamie Viramontes' farm has cut chile production in favor of less labor-intensive crops. “The hardest part is that it is a tradition and it's a heritage, and this is a unique crop that we’re able to grow in New Mexico,” Viramontes said.
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"The Truffle Hunters"

Inside the secretive market for truffles, one of the world's most expensive foods

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Oct 21, 2021
How the modern truffle market is changing— and what's staying the same.
"Truffle hunters told me one of their chief challenges is trying to figure out what to charge," said Rowan Jacobsen, author of "Truffle Hound."
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What does California's drought mean for the rest of the country?

by Samantha Fields
Oct 20, 2021
For starters, California is the biggest agricultural producer in the U.S.
Dead almond trees lie in a drought-stricken field in Huron, California, in July 2021.
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Farm country frets over impact of John Deere strike

by Caroline Champlin
Oct 14, 2021
More than 10,000 workers are on strike after they rejected a deal on wages and benefits.
More than one-third of John Deere’s workforce in the U.S. and Canada are on strike.
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"Murder hornets" found in Washington raise concerns for U.S. agriculture

by Benjamin Payne
Oct 1, 2021
The giant hornets pose a threat to bees, and by extension, the crops that bees pollinate.
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a trap he retrieved, set in an effort to locate the Asian giant hornet on May 7, 2020, in Blaine, Washington.
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Why governors and Congress members want a drought disaster declaration

by Samantha Fields
Aug 26, 2021
Ranchers are hurting as 98% of the West experiences drought. A declaration could free up funds to help them.
A water crisis sign is seen in California's Kern County, one of the top agriculture-producing counties in the San Joaquin Valley, in April 2021.
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Pandemic highlights poor conditions for some of Canada's farmworkers

by Emma Jacobs
Aug 10, 2021
The country is starting to beef up inspections and is looking at a process to set standards for housing farmworkers who are in the country on temporary visas.
The pandemic has highlighted the poor living and working conditions some temporary farmworkers in Canada experience.
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