Food + Environment
Cattle feed on an abandoned orchard as drought worsens near Red Lake on June 29, 2021 north of Kingman, Arizona.
The Southwest monsoon season is changing, forcing ranchers and Indigenous farmers to adapt
Cattle feed on an abandoned orchard as drought worsens near Red Lake on June 29, 2021 north of Kingman, Arizona.
09.27.2021
by Chris Malloy
Close up of a sprinkler spraying water with a dark green background in Southern California. September 2021
As California’s drought deepens, water use drops a meager 1.8%
Close up of a sprinkler spraying water with a dark green background in Southern California. September 2021
09.23.2021
by Rachel Becker
A USDA field manager walks along the parched ground in a pomegranate orchard at Wolfskill Experimental Farm outside of Davis on Aug. 25, 2021.
Torture orchard: Can science transform California crops to cope with drought?
A USDA field manager walks along the parched ground in a pomegranate orchard at Wolfskill Experimental Farm outside of Davis on Aug. 25, 2021.
09.13.2021
by Julie Cart
Two pink pigs behind fence in hay. Sept 2021
African swine fever has reached the Western Hemisphere for the first time in 40 years. USDA hopes to prevent it from moving any further
Two pink pigs behind fence in hay. Sept 2021
09.02.2021
by H. Claire Brown
Farm co-owner Wes Jarrell is experimenting with silvopasture to protect his goats from heat stress.
As climate change ramps up heat, farmers struggle to keep animals cool
Farm co-owner Wes Jarrell is experimenting with silvopasture to protect his goats from heat stress.
09.01.2021
by Dana Cronin
Kelly O’Brien listens to her well hum as it fills with cool water after more than a month of living without water at her home on July 2, 2021. August 2021
California wells are running dry: “People are … going to lose access to drinking water.”
Kelly O’Brien listens to her well hum as it fills with cool water after more than a month of living without water at her home on July 2, 2021. August 2021
08.19.2021
by Rachel Becker
Still from a cell phone video shows Darleen Sichley's Abiquia Farm during the Beachie Creek Fire last September in Silverton, Oregon.
For dairy cows, where there’s smoke, there’s less milk
Still from a cell phone video shows Darleen Sichley's Abiquia Farm during the Beachie Creek Fire last September in Silverton, Oregon.
08.18.2021
by Kylie Mohr / High Country News
Image of drought in Clark Dry Lake, Anza_borrego Desert State Park California.
GRAPHIC: Agricultural droughts will likely become more frequent and more intense
Image of drought in Clark Dry Lake, Anza_borrego Desert State Park California.
08.16.2021
by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest
An endangered Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, (aka. Dog Salmon) attempts to jump a small dam on the Deschutes River in Tumwater Washington. The concrete in the foreground is the opening to a fish ladder.
What would you give up to save salmon in Washington state?
An endangered Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, (aka. Dog Salmon) attempts to jump a small dam on the Deschutes River in Tumwater Washington. The concrete in the foreground is the opening to a fish ladder.
08.12.2021
by Hannah Weinberger/Crosscut