Stories Tagged as
Harvest
After Hurricane Helene washed away her tea business, she's calmly working to rebuild
by
Amy Scott
and Sofia Terenzio
Nov 13, 2024
"It is going to take funding, and it is going to take a lot of support," says Jessie Dean, owner of Asheville Tea Co. in North Carolina.
How this winery is planting differently for a warmer future
Sep 11, 2024
Jessica Mozeico, owner of Et Fille Wines, started the business with her father. She hopes she can pass it along to the next generation.
Another year, another record harvest for this Iowa farmer
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Oct 31, 2023
"I thought I'm gonna have so much income," said April Hemmes. "But all my inputs were all that much higher."
Despite drought, this Iowa farmer had a record harvest
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 8, 2022
April Hemmes was in the "Goldilocks spot" when it came to weather.
In cotton, you can see climate change's contribution to inflation
Aug 24, 2022
Extreme weather events drive down cotton harvests and push up prices for the more scarce commodity.
COVID stresses food production in Washington fruit harvests
Oct 27, 2020
It's fruit harvesting and processing time in the Pacific Northwest and workers are getting PPE, but still pressing for union rights.
Apple season waits for no pandemic on a Washington farm
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Aug 26, 2020
"Every year throws a new challenge at us," says Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches, who is 10 days in to his harvest
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California growers complain of farm worker shortage
by
Eve Troeh
Sep 14, 2012
Some farms say they don't have enough workers to get their crops in. For mushroom growers, it's always harvest time, and one farm has found an unusual source of labor.