Stories Tagged as
Farming
How a California goat ranch is recovering from the pandemic and wildfire
by
Andie Corban
Feb 2, 2021
The pandemic wiped away Angeles Crest Creamery's ecotourism revenue. Then the Bobcat Fire hit, wiping out the free food source for its goats.
New generation is helping to revive Black-owned farms
by
Leoneda Inge
Feb 2, 2021
Black farmers have struggled, but young entrepreneurs are finding ways to support them.
How some farmers are feeling about Biden's election
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 10, 2020
Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes says farmers are wondering how quickly Biden will undo some of Trump's policies.
Smaller gatherings. Smaller Thanksgiving. Smaller turkeys?
Oct 23, 2020
Making last-minute pivots in farming isn't too easy. "We only have so much control over their rate of growth," one farmer says.
Coronavirus is driving people to one family farm
by
Andie Corban
Oct 15, 2020
"I guess, thanks in large part to COVID, we had a lot of people looking for outdoor picking and being outside at farms," says Red Apple Farm owner Al Rose.
Farmers' outlook improves amid pandemic woes
Sep 3, 2020
Farmers have had a hard year with the pandemic, trade war and natural disasters.
Iowa farmers struggling after storms "flattened all of our crops"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Aug 27, 2020
Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes says that for many farmers, "it's like they lost their job and their house all in one day."
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A family farm's quandary: small kids, no school and harvest around the corner
by
Andie Corban
Jul 9, 2020
Soon the Schwagerls of Browns Valley, Minnesota, will need "all hands on deck." But they are facing fall with without child care or school.
Is this controversial weedkiller helping or hurting our food supply?
by
Scott Tong
Jun 22, 2020
Critics say the herbicide dicamba cannot keep its agricultural social distance.
Times may be tough for Iowa farmers, but planting was "gorgeous"
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
May 28, 2020
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal checked in with Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes.