Climate Change
Summer nights are heating up — and that’s impacting crops and livestock
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Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer, harming farmers and animals.
Ag & Water Desk
A federal funding program with bipartisan support helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River too?
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Mississippi River watershed communities like Bay City, Wisconsin are feeling the effects of environmental degradation. Advocates hope a proposed federal funding program, based on a successful initiative in the Great Lakes, could change this.
Agribusiness
E. Coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens continue despite FDA, industry prevention efforts
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Four outbreaks have occurred in the two years since the Food and Drug Administration announced its action plan to combat E. coli in leafy greens.
Agribusiness
San Diego County avocado farmers must pay water district thousands to switch their service — or lose it
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Dozens of local water agencies are scrambling to stop costs from spiraling out of control amid the high price of importing water and the impacts of climate change including wildfires.
Agribusiness
‘A pretty big sea change’: EPA says it will consider endangered species when approving new pesticides — without the threat of lawsuits
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Under the new approach, the EPA recently banned certain pesticides in more than a 100 U.S. counties.
Agribusiness
It takes tons of water to put meat on Americans’ plates. But most meat companies don’t ensure conservation in their supply chains.
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Climate change is making water more scarce in some areas, but water-intensive meat production isn’t slowing down.
Environment
Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them.
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In Pembroke, the well-intended efforts of mostly white nature conservationists overlook one thing: The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them. Now, a generations-old way of life is threatened by the push for conservation.
Dicamba on Trial
EPA asks Bayer, BASF for more information on 2021 dicamba damage
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The federal agency said it is “extremely concerned” about damage in 2021, just one year after dicamba was re-registered for five years. The letters sent to chemical companies also alleged they have not shared all relevant information with the agency.
Environment
Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water. Treatment is expensive.
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Researchers are trying to find more cost-effective solutions.
Agribusiness
Cow manure predicted to cause most sickness from contaminated wells in Kewaunee County
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The No. 1 factor for acute gastrointestinal illness in Kewaunee County’s private drinking water wells is cow manure, according to a federal study released today. The findings raise questions about the effectiveness of existing regulations aimed at protecting residents from tainted drinking water.