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Jason Grimm feeds his chickens on his farm, Grimm Family Farm, near North English, Iowa. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

How States are Helping Farmers Adopt Sustainable Practices

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10.16.19

Prairie Strips on Larry and Margaret Stone's farm near Traer, IA. Strips were frost seeded in January 2016 and this photo was taken in July 2017, showing the first year of growth.

Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers

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10.15.19

hand harvesting a dry-farmed grapevine field

Can Dry Farming Help Save California’s Vineyards?

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10.03.19

A farmer adjusts siphon tubes on furrow irrigated lettuce near Phoenix, Arizona. (NRCS photo by Tim McCabe)

As Water Sources Dry Up, Arizona Farmers Feel the Heat of Climate Change

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09.18.19

Colorado cowboys grazing their horses in the mountains.

Will Climate Change Mean Less Farming in the West?

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09.16.19

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Meet the Women Building Political Power for Farmworkers in the Central Valley

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08.12.19

Women from Yulchen Frontera who are members of the Ixquisis Peaceful Resistance against the San Mateo Hydroelectric Project, pose for a photo. Ixquisis, San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. April 26, 2019.

Environmental Defenders—Often Fighting Agribusiness—Are Being Violently Silenced Around the World

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07.31.19

clean drinking water coming from the tap

300 California Communities Can’t Drink From the Tap. Will More Money Make a Difference?

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07.29.19

Cattle in drylot at Threemile Canyon Farms in Oregon. Photo CC-licensed by Friends of Family Farmers.

Is Oregon Paving the Way for More Mega-Dairies?

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06.13.19

Ron Hook, western district commissioner or Buchanan County, inspects the levee in Elwood, Kansas, March 22, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

Climate Change Is Intensifying Food Shocks

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05.30.19

A 2011 photo from the NASA Earth Observatory showing the blue green algae bloom.

Factory Farms are Polluting Lake Erie. Will the Lake’s New Legal Rights Help?

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04.09.19

Turning Salt-Damaged Fields into Marshes Could Save Maryland Farmland—and The Chesapeake Bay

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02.20.19

Outside the Flint Farmers' Market.

Food is Helping Flint Recover and Reimagine Itself

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01.16.19

people harvesting produce from an edible landscape garden

Edible Landscapes Are Un-Lawning America

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01.14.19

Herders cultivating fodder or animal feed that is more resilient to extreme weather changes, using plants that adapt to droughts. The Strengthening Carbon Financing for Regional Grassland Management is promoting climate smart agricultural activities. (Photo credit: Asian Development Bank)

Natural Climate Solutions, Including Farm Conservation, Can Reduce Global Warming

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11.23.18

A farmer picking herbs at Suzie's Farm in San Diego

Climate Change Requires Quick Action for San Diego Farmers

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10.24.18

Farmer Kelly Mulville showing climate-smart ranching practices at Paicines Ranch in California. (Photo credit: CalCAN)

How Will California’s Climate Ambitions Reshape Food and Agriculture?

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10.09.18

A North Carolina hog CAFO and its waste lagoons. (Photo courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance)

In North Carolina, New Pollution Allegations Add to Residents’ Woes Over Factory Farms

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06.26.18