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Regenerative agriculture is sold as a climate solution. Can it do all it says?

12:00pm September 10, 2024

Governments and industries are pouring billions of dollars into so-called “regenerative agriculture.” But while scientists say some of these farming practices do reduce planet heating pollution, for others the science is less clear.

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Guilford County farmers adapt to extreme weather due to climate change

4:05pm September 13, 2022

by Keri Brown

Researchers across North Carolina are looking at ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the state’s number one industry: agriculture. Farmers in Guilford County are simultaneously finding ways to adapt.

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Guilford County approves more acres for farmland preservation program

3:32pm May 03, 2022

by Keri Brown

An initiative in Guilford County that aims to preserve farmland and the agricultural way of life is growing.

Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers.

Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs

5:34pm March 13, 2021

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

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Bren Smith is a seaweed farmer and co-founder of GreenWave, a nonprofit that supports and trains ocean farmers.

Kelp Has Been Touted As The New Kale, But It Has Been Slow To Catch On

10:49am June 03, 2019

by Alan Yu

While the seaweed has a lot of things going for it in terms of nutrition and climate friendliness, the lack of infrastructure to process it and people's tastes have not been quick to adopt it.

Will Lambek, left, interprets for Enrique Balcazar, a Migrant Justice activist who helped negotiate the fair labor and living standards agreement with Ben & Jerry's.

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Ben & Jerry's 'Milk With Dignity' Pact With Farmworkers Seems To Be Paying Off

11:38am August 13, 2018

by John Dillon

Some workers say wages and living conditions have improved. Farms have also committed to providing five annual paid sick days, five paid vacation days and to meet housing health and safety standards.

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200 Million Eggs Recalled Because Of Salmonella Concerns

10:32am April 16, 2018

by Associated Press

More than 200 million eggs distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states have been recalled because of bacterial contamination.

Low milk prices forced Vermont dairy farmer Jacques Rainville out of business.

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As Vermont's Milk Industry Continues To Free-Fall, Canadian Dairies Are Thriving

12:15pm April 06, 2018

by John Dillon

Dairy farmers on the U.S. side say they're getting paid less than what it costs to produce the milk. The Canadian system balances milk supply with consumer demand through production quotas.

Chip Councell's ancestors began farming on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1690. He says that in today's world, U.S. farmers have to look abroad for markets.

As Trump Moves To Renegotiate NAFTA, U.S. Farmers Are Hopeful But Nervous

8:04am October 15, 2017

by John Ydstie

Farmers say exports are a crucial part of their business and they're warily watching as the Trump administration pushes to remake the long-standing trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

The lights inside LEF Farms' new greenhouse have replaced starry skies with a jarring and unnatural glow.

High-Tech Greenhouse Has Neighbors Throwing Shade Over Light Pollution

11:23am March 10, 2017

by Todd Bookman

LEF Farms is investing $10 million to grow gourmet lettuce indoors in New Hampshire. Neighbors say they support the idea of locally grown food, but worry that the lights may affect property values.