By Zakary Sonntag | Utah | Southwest Region
05/14/22
The state’s ongoing drought and breakneck human development have pinched food resources and shrunken natural habitats, steepening animals’ odds of survival.
By Aaron Viner | Illinois | North Central Region
05/14/22
A slow, wet start to planting season in the Midwest could mean a higher rate of disease pressure in fields this season.
By Madeline Parker | Carbondale, IL | North Central Region
05/16/22
To combat these statistics, the Illinois Department of Agriculture has launched their statewide Farm Family Resource Initiative.
By Allison Kite | Topeka, KS | Northern Plains Region
05/16/22
As the Ogallala Aquifer depletes, agriculture and environmental groups alike agree something must be done.
By Shahla Farzan | West Alton, MO | North Central Region
05/16/22
Sarah Peper was getting ready for church last month when she got an unexpected phone call from a colleague, alerting her of a rare event: lake sturgeon were spawning along the banks of the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
By Kyle Dunphey | Utah | Southwest Region
05/16/22
The latest announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior details nearly $69 million for 125 environmental remediation projects across 20 states, tribes and territories.
By Talib Visram | Georgia | Southeast Region
05/17/22
Every five years, Congress’s $1 trillion Farm Bill funds the agricultural industry. A coalition of farmers and companies are campaigning to get the bill to support regenerative farming—and prioritize family farmers over large-scale agribusiness.
Nashville, TN | Southeast Region
05/17/22
Tennessee State University has won a $1.9 million grant for its College of Agriculture to lead a group of historically Black schools in research around sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation.
By Emily Unglesbee | Rockville, MD | Northeast Region
05/18/22
The future of pesticide labels is undergoing active construction at EPA, and farmers, pesticide applicators and other ag stakeholders may have an opportunity to influence that work.
By Emerson Nafziger | Illinois | North Central Region
05/18/22
Soils in many areas have worked up well this spring, and surface soils have relatively small particle (aggregate) size. This wasn’t due to extra tillage, but may have resulted from repeated cycles of freezing and thawing over the past six weeks or so.
Palmyra, VA | Southeast Region
05/18/22
While rain is usually welcome for various reasons, in developed area like cities and towns, it can produce a big problem: polluted runoff.
By Abe Asher | California | Pacific Region
05/18/22
California’s famous redwood trees grow leaves specifically designed to suck in enough water from the air around them, according to a new study.
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