Outside Phoenix, Arizona, Beth and Tim Wilson use sprinklers to cool down their 300 pigs. Neighboring their farm, a bison ranch shades and mists its livestock to keep them comfortable. Southwestern farmers have incorporated different cooling methods like fans and showers to ensure the safety of their animals, many of which are raised indoors. Rising temperatures have forced many farmers to adapt to changing climates in the hottest desert in North America, writes Counter contributor Chris Malloy for The Guardian. Animal farms make up one-third of the Southwest’s agricultural revenue. In some parts of the state, Arizona reached record temperatures this summer. The question remains: How much heat can farm animals handle, and at what cost?
Grist, an award-winning, nonprofit media organization dedicated to highlighting climate solutions and uncovering environmental injustices,…
Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse…
Highway 7 runs north-south through western Washington, carving its way through a landscape sparsely dotted…
One of the greatest pleasures I had as a child growing up in the Chicago…
Undocumented immigrants experience food insecurity at much higher rates than other populations, yet they are…
Writer Charlotte Druckman and editor Rebecca Flint Marx are both Jewish journalists living in New…