Stories Tagged as
Farming
Farm-to-table comes to a Louisiana jail
by
Eve Abrams
Feb 8, 2018
"Meals and food is the basic way that we show love and respect for one another," said the jail's warden, Catherine Fontenot. "And that’s what we need to show with people who have offended us the greatest."
Demand for New Mexico green chiles leaves farmers scrambling to increase supplies
by
Carrie Jung
Jan 15, 2018
Demand for green New Mexican chiles is growing but farmers say labor shortages are keeping them from expanding their acreage.
Homesteading in the digital age
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 9, 2018
Is there a future in growing our food and trading it for the things we want?
A rural Alaskan village established a reindeer herd to improve diet and boost economy
Dec 11, 2017
The isolated village of Port Heiden hopes reindeer, and a few other farm animals, may be the answer to expensive imported fresh food.
Agribusinesses seek legal presence for unauthorized workers in the U.S.
by
Peggy Lowe
Dec 5, 2017
With an employee shortage, the agricultural sector needs immigrant labor to fill all open positions.
In Nebraska, historic shelterbelts are making way for more crops
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 28, 2017
The strips of trees once protected farmers from Dust Bowl storms. Reporter Carson Vaughan wrote about them.
How cranberries get from the bog to your Thanksgiving table
by
Adriene Hill
and Kristin Schwab
Nov 23, 2017
Tech is helping the industry produce better fruit.
For public good, not for profit.
Do farmed Atlantic salmon have a future on the West Coast?
Oct 30, 2017
Fish farm break: 150,000 Atlantic salmon escaped into Washington state's Puget Sound in August. Now comes the fallout.
Passing on a tradition of wild rice harvest in northern Minnesota
by
Dan Kraker
Oct 18, 2017
Native Americans migrated to Minnesota centuries ago “where food grew on the water,” 500 years later, the wild rice harvest tradition is still being passed on.
Puerto Rican farms are starting over from seeds
by
Eliza Mills
Sep 29, 2017
Hurricane Maria devastated farmland on the island.