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Allensworth, California (Photo credit: Wayne Hsieh via Flickr)

This Pastor Wants to Recreate a Black Farming Paradise in California

By Tiffani Patton, Nexus Media

September 23, 2022

Dennis Hutson aims to champion Black-led sustainable agriculture. First, he has to adapt to the climate crisis.

The Field Report: Big Questions Linger About The White House Conference on Hunger

By Lisa Held

September 20, 2022

Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

By Lisa Held

September 13, 2022

Harvesting greens at Teens for Food Justice. (Photo credit: Jessica DiMento)

Meet the Researchers ‘Decolonizing Botany’ to Save Our Food Supply

By Mark Schapiro, Inside Climate News

September 9, 2022

Researchers explain pearl millet pollination techniques in India. Credit: Michael Major/Crop Trust

Agrihoods Promise Fresh Food and Community. Can They Add Equity to the List?

By Greta Moran

September 6, 2022

A rendering of the proposed Santa Clara Agrihood. (Public records filing, City of Santa Clara)

The Heat Wave Crushing the West Is a Preview of Farmworkers’ Hot Future

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

September 2, 2022

farm worker harvesting grapes in the midst of a climate change driven heat wave

What a Rancher Rebellion Means for California’s Water

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

September 2, 2022

Jim Scala, a rancher in Siskiyou County, looks out over his dry stock pond in Montague on Aug. 29, 2022. Scala and others defied a state order to stop pumping water from the Shasta River. (Photo credit: Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters)

How to Garden Through Climate Change

By Naomi Starkman

September 1, 2022

The Field Report: What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System

By Lisa Held

August 9, 2022

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

By Jacqueline Covey

August 8, 2022

From Farmland to Frac Sand

By Lisa Held

July 19, 2022

$An overhead view of US Silica's frac sand mine in La Salle County, Illinois. This mine is in front of Diane and Phil Gassman's home. (Photo courtesy of Ted Auch)$

Op-ed: With Food Prices on the Rise, Is a ‘Bean New Deal’ the Answer?

By Matthew Miles Goodrich, The Nation

July 1, 2022

A man working in the garden planting beans and legumes

California Dairy Uses Lots of Water. Here’s Why It Matters.

By Twilight Greenaway

June 30, 2022

A milk tanker drives by a dairy feedlot in California.

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

By Lisa Held

June 29, 2022

Will Climate Change Help Hybrid Grapes Take Root in the US Wine Industry?

By Julia Fine

June 16, 2022

The Milea Estate from above, where heritage and hybrid grapes are grown for new wines. (Photo courtesy of the Heritage Grape Project)

Will California’s New Groundwater Rules Hurt Small-Scale Farms and Farmers of Color?

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

June 7, 2022

A Wild, Windy Spring Is Creating a Soil Erosion Nightmare for Farmers

By Virginia Gewin

June 6, 2022

A derecho approaches Kurt Stiefvater's farm in Salem, South Dakota. (Photo credit: Kurt Stiefvater)

The Field Report: Tom Vilsack on How the USDA Can Transform the Food System

By Lisa Held

June 2, 2022

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces Food System Transformation at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2022. (USDA photo by Tom Witham)

California Farmers and Cattle Ranchers Struggle to Survive Unprecedented Water Cuts

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

May 26, 2022

The drought has stunted grasses that Josh Davy's cattle usually feed on so he prepares hay for them at his ranch near Red Bluff. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

The Field Report: Food Companies Are Not Counting All of Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Lisa Held

May 25, 2022

A palm oil plantation at the edge of a rainforest in Malaysia.

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

By Tilde Herrera

May 19, 2022

journalist oliver milman and the cover of his new book, the insect crisis

What the Rise of Craft Sake Says about Farming, Climate, and Culture

By Twilight Greenaway

May 18, 2022

Nancy Matsumoto and the cover of her new book on japanese craft sake

Oregon Adopts Nation’s Strongest Farmworker Protections for Heat and Wildfire Smoke

By Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle

May 12, 2022

Farmworkers in the field in high heat and wildfire smoke

Op-ed: Climate Change Is Bringing Agriculture to the Arctic. Let’s Prioritize Food Sovereignty.

By Mindy Jewell Price

May 11, 2022

farming in alaska (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources)

In the Face of Numerous Threats, Bees Are Producing Less Honey

By Lisa Held

May 9, 2022

Climate

This Pastor Wants to Recreate a Black Farming Paradise in California

The Field Report: Big Questions Linger About The White House Conference on Hunger

Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

Meet the Researchers ‘Decolonizing Botany’ to Save Our Food Supply

Agrihoods Promise Fresh Food and Community. Can They Add Equity to the List?

Today’s food system is complex.

The Heat Wave Crushing the West Is a Preview of Farmworkers’ Hot Future

What a Rancher Rebellion Means for California’s Water

How to Garden Through Climate Change

The Field Report: What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

From Farmland to Frac Sand

Op-ed: With Food Prices on the Rise, Is a ‘Bean New Deal’ the Answer?

California Dairy Uses Lots of Water. Here’s Why It Matters.

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

Will Climate Change Help Hybrid Grapes Take Root in the US Wine Industry?

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Will California’s New Groundwater Rules Hurt Small-Scale Farms and Farmers of Color?

A Wild, Windy Spring Is Creating a Soil Erosion Nightmare for Farmers

The Field Report: Tom Vilsack on How the USDA Can Transform the Food System

California Farmers and Cattle Ranchers Struggle to Survive Unprecedented Water Cuts

The Field Report: Food Companies Are Not Counting All of Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

What the Rise of Craft Sake Says about Farming, Climate, and Culture

Oregon Adopts Nation’s Strongest Farmworker Protections for Heat and Wildfire Smoke

Op-ed: Climate Change Is Bringing Agriculture to the Arctic. Let’s Prioritize Food Sovereignty.

In the Face of Numerous Threats, Bees Are Producing Less Honey