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The Picture Show
Colombian cowboys are known as <em>llaneros</em>, Spanish for plainsmen.

South America's traditional cowboys are still at home on the range in Colombia

May 15, 2022
livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen."
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Tommy Beaudreau

Interior official highlights investments in drought resilience during New Mexico visit

May 06, 2022

Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau said the New Belen Wasteway, a Bureau of Reclamation project that routes agricultural runoff back to the Rio Grande, is an example of an investment in water infrastructure that has huge impacts on surrounding communities.

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Ukraine invasion — explained
Anatolii Kulibaba, 70, discusses challenges getting his farm in Bilka, Ukraine working again after Russians occupied on April 19, 2022.

Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

May 06, 2022
Ukraine is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Officials say 30% of farmland is now occupied or unsafe. "My fields were destroyed by the shelling," one farmer says.
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Goats and Soda
Cynthia Rosenzweig has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her work to determine the impact of climate change on worldwide food production.

World Food Prize goes to former farmer who answers climate change question: 'So what?'

May 05, 2022
The 2022 honoree is Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose computer modeling shows the impact on global crops. She talks about her "aha" moment, a big surprise in her findings and her plans for the $250,000 prize.
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Fitness & Nutrition
William Terry, of Terry Farms, looks at strawberries at his farm Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Oxnard, Calif. Terry Farms, which grows produce on 2,100 acres largely, has seen prices of some fertilizer formulations double; others are up 20%.

Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

Apr 12, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.
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 Adrienne Larrew and her pigs at Kiowa Creek Ranch outside Colorado Springs. The ranch is owned by the Audubon Society, which leases it to Corner Post Meats.

Ranching, and birding, amid Colorado’s suburban sprawl

Mar 07, 2022
Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed. Ashley Ahearn saddled up for the Mountain West News Bureau to chronicle their big dreams – and daily challenges. This is the second story of a three-part series.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
A farmer harvests a wheat field about 130 miles north of Kyiv in 2009.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine may cause havoc for wheat-importing Mideast nations

Feb 25, 2022
Last year, the region imported more than 36 million metric tons of wheat, mostly from Russia and Ukraine. The concern is that Russia's war in Ukraine could disrupt supplies and drive up prices.
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Environment
Cattle graze on land burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil. Brazil is among the nations that have signed a pledge to protect forests.

Most nations are promising to end deforestation, but skeptics want proof

Dec 14, 2021
More than a hundred countries just promised to protect and restore forests. Similar pledges in the past have not succeeded, but forest advocates hope that this effort can learn from past mistakes.
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Mental Health
Mindy Perkovich has been a farmer for about 12 years in Southwest Colorado's Mancos Valley.

The Devastating Drought Across The West Could Mean An Increase In Farmer Suicides

Jul 02, 2021
A Colorado analysis found farmer suicide rates rise in tandem with increased drought. Experts say a big challenge is that there are few counsellors and many guns in rural areas.
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Shots - Health News
Ietef "DJ Cavem Moetavation" Vita plants seeds with daughter Libya LeaDonvita in the garden at their home outside Denver. Vita is among a growing list of Black gardening enthusiasts-turned-entrepreneurs across the country who've launched seed businesses

Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom

May 19, 2021
Denver-based rapper DJ Cavem Moetavation started pushing beats and beets by distributing free seeds. Black-owned companies like his are trying to encourage more people of color to grow their own food.
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Animals
Lucky searches a tree for spotted lanternfly eggs. The insects often lay them in hard-to-reach places.

Pennsylvania Turns To Man's Best Friend To Sniff Out Spotted Lanternfly Infestation

Dec 11, 2020
Spotted lanternflies are beautiful but can exact a huge toll on agriculture. To help reduce their numbers, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture started a canine lanternfly-tracking program.
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Science
Vandals struck Terry Fuller's farm a few days ago, burning 367 bales of hay. Fuller is trying to limit use of a herbicide called dicamba, which has pitted farmers against each other.

In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal

Sep 22, 2020
A state official in Arkansas who's led a national effort to limit damage from a controversial herbicide has recently found his tractors damaged and hay bales burned.
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Shots - Health News
President Trump delivers remarks last week on the Farmers to Families Food Box program at Flavor 1st Growers and Packers in Mills River, N.C.

How Trump's Food Box Initiative Overpaid And Underdelivered

Sep 03, 2020
The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.
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The Coronavirus Crisis

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

Aug 02, 2020
Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.
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Environment
Prairie strips in fields of corn or soybeans can protect the soil and allow wildlife to flourish. This strip was established in a field near Traer, Iowa, in 2015.

How Absentee Landowners Keep Farmers From Protecting Water And Soil

Jul 14, 2020
America's vast fields of corn and soybeans have displaced wildlife and polluted waterways. Farmers could help solve those problems, but often don't, in part because they rent that land.
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World
Red peppercorns beginning to mature before harvest at La Plantation.

Cambodia's Prized Kampot Pepper, Nearly Wiped Out By Khmer Rouge, Makes A Comeback

Mar 14, 2020
"It's like a wine," says a grower. "You can taste it like a wine, and then you can keep the taste in your mouth for a very long time." White peppercorns can cost up to $100 per ounce.
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The Salt
The cold temperatures that pistachio trees need to bloom on time are becoming more scarce as winters get warmer.

As Warm Winters Mess With Nut Trees' Sex Lives, Farmers Help Them 'Netflix And Chill'

Feb 17, 2020
Many fruit and nut trees need cold weather to bloom, which is becoming less common in a warming climate. So, farmers and scientists are teaming up to find ways to help orchards chill out and cope.
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National
Essex Farm differs from many large modern farms that focus on one or two cash crops.  Instead, the Kimballs raise everything from sheep to cabbages, selling their food directly to customers. They've become national evangelists of the small farm, local fo

Author Kristin Kimball Wants To Persuade You To Become A Farmer

Nov 27, 2019
Kristin Kimball's second book — published nearly two decades after she left New York City to start a farm upstate — explores the ways in which farming has shaped her life and marriage in middle age.
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Goats and Soda
Noah Nasiali-Kadima, foreground, takes a selfie with members of the Africa Farmers Group during a tour of a member's farm in Machakos County, Kenya.

How 75,000 Abandoned Cabbages Inspired A Huge Online Forum For Farmers In Africa

Nov 01, 2019
In Kenya, a tech worker-turned-farmer almost threw in the trowel. Now, he helps other farmers share tips and support.
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The Salt
Kansas Farmer Luke Ulrich faces long hours and low pay in part because of Trump's trade policies, but he still backs Trump.

Farmers Sticking By Trump Even As Trade Wars Bite

Oct 10, 2019
Trump's trade wars and ethanol policy hurt farmers, but polls show his support among them remains strong, and may be growing as the impeachment query moves forward.
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The Salt
Cows graze on a grass field at a farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y. The grass-fed movement is based on the idea of regenerative agriculture.

Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science

Aug 13, 2019
There are many elements to consider: climate, animal welfare, greenhouse gas emissions, land use. And with so many factors at play, sometimes the answer gets complicated.
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Business
A trailer loaded with chickens passes a federal agent outside a Koch Foods plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday.

Chicken Plants See Little Fallout From Immigration Raids

Aug 09, 2019
The Trump administration says its crackdown helps discourage illegal immigration. But workers' advocates warn it leaves vulnerable employees open to exploitation and unsafe working conditions.
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The Mysteries of the Grasshopper Swarm

Aug 08, 2019

The grasshopper invasion in Las Vegas might have felt a

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The Salt
Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change.

To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change

Aug 08, 2019
The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.
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The Salt
Bees crawl over larvae and capped honey cells on a hive frame. Larvae are especially vulnerable to pests like <em>Varroa</em> mites.

More Bad Buzz For Bees: Record Number Of Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter

Jun 19, 2019
An annual survey of beekeepers shows the rate of colony death last winter was the highest reported since the survey began 13 years ago.

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