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Congress agrees on funding for farmers, hunger relief in spending bill to avert shutdown

09.24.2020
H. Claire Brown
“They are growing things that can’t be replaced”: Extreme wildfires in western Oregon threaten valuable seed supplies. They may take over a year to recover.
09.22.2020
by Lynne Curry
I’m a farm worker in Washington state, picking apples during the wildfires. All I have is a cloth mask to protect myself.
09.16.2020
by Jessica Fu + "Mr. Gonzalez"
“The South hit the jackpot”: Federal watchdog finds Trump administration’s trade relief program unevenly compensated farmers in some states
09.15.2020
by H. Claire Brown
California farmworkers say they didn’t get masks during wildfires
09.15.2020
by Manuela Tobias
Pick-your-own farms let guests indulge a pastoral fantasy. Covid-19 has been a harsh dose of reality.
09.10.2020
by Kayla Voigt
Should states require food and farm businesses to test their employees for Covid-19?
09.10.2020
by Sam Bloch
Alaska had a burgeoning, year-round oyster industry. It may not make it.
08.19.2020
by Bailey Berg
Farmers are live-streaming their chores for people stuck at home
08.11.2020
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