agriculture

A natural gas drilling rig's lights shimmer in the evening light near Silt, Colo. Methane is the main component of natural gas, and studies show some methane escapes from leaky oil and gas operations.

Methane's On The Rise, But Regulations To Stop Gas Leaks Still Debated

5:16pm January 02, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists concede that oil and gas production is only partly to blame for the 3 percent surge in the greenhouse gas in the last decade. Obama tightened rules on the industry. Will Trump repeal them?

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Fermin Domingo, 61, worked at HC&S for 40 years. He drove in the last truck hauler of sugar cane on the plantation's final day.

The Final Days Of Hawaiian Sugar

9:29pm December 17, 2016

by Molly Solomon

The sugar industry in Hawaii dominated the state's economy for over a century. But it has shrunk in recent years. Now, the last of the state's sugar mills has wrapped up its final harvest.

Advocates File Complaint Over Hog Farm Pollution Inspections

3:07pm December 09, 2016

by Associated Press and Sean Bueter

Environmentalists say they're trying to force Gov.

Various species of ants engage in some kind of agriculture. Here, a leaf-cutter ant gathers food for its fungus farm.

Who Invented Agriculture First? It Sure Wasn't Humans

6:00am November 25, 2016

by Erin Ross

Ants in Fiji farm plants and fertilize them with their poop. And they've been doing this for 3 million years, much longer than humans, who began experimenting with farming about 12,000 years ago.

Climate change has made summers in Greenland warmer and drier, leading to a decline in the number of sheep farms on the island.

Greenland's Getting Warmer, But Farmers There Are Struggling More Than Ever

1:37pm November 17, 2016

by Eli Kintisch

Warming and longer summers in Greenland have raised hopes for expansion of agriculture on the island. But the summers have been drier, causing a decline in the number of sheep farms on the island.

Farmer Daniele Pacicca in the Calabria region of southern Italy shows the stumps of his 13 olive trees that were hacked down this summer. With the help of GOEL Bio, he was able to replace them with twice as many new trees, 26.

World News

'Tough Guy' Farmers Stand Up To Italian Mafia — And Win

8:29am September 10, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

A crime syndicate reaps billions working out of its base in Italy's Calabria region. But local farmers have found a way to resist the mob's extortion rackets.

Justino DeLeon, 58, stands in front of his home in Pharr, Texas. A former watermelon picker; he retired from farm work when he fell off a melon truck and hurt his arm.

In South Texas, Fair Wages Elude Farmworkers, 50 Years After Historic Strike

9:34am August 11, 2016

by John Burnett

Farmworkers in South Texas marched 200 miles for better wages and working conditions. But the strike ultimately failed, and workers today face the same problem: growers who systematically underpay.

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Establishment Topples Tea Party With Ouster Of Kansas Republican

10:24am August 03, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Buoyed by agriculture interest groups, obstetrician Roger Marshall easily ousted Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a conservative member of the rabble-rousing Freedom Caucus.

CSin3 students will wear this green sash when they graduate from Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday.

Education

'Embodiment Of Grit': How Children Of Farm Workers Became Tech Professionals

5:15am May 15, 2016

by Krista Almanzan

We first told you about CSin3 — an accelerated degree program — when it launched three years ago. Now its first cohort is set to graduate, with many students heading into high tech coding jobs.

Hello Tractor's machine can plow and text.

Meet A Tractor That Can Plow Fields And Talk To The Cloud

3:19pm March 29, 2016

by Joy Diaz

A city boy came up with a great idea for farmers in Africa: a mini-tractor that costs only $4,000 and has cool digital features.