farming

Is a State Program to Foster Sustainable Farming Leaving Out Small-Scale Growers and Farmers of Color?

Small farm advocates say the state’s Healthy Soils Program is pitched toward Big Ag and makes it hard for smaller, diverse farmers to access or make use of it.

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

Q&A: Sustainable Farming Expert Weighs in on California’s Historic Investments in ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture

By Liza Gross

Farming Without a Net

By Liza Gross

California’s Relentless Droughts Strain Farming Towns

By Liza Gross

Air Pollution From Raising Livestock Accounts for Most of the 16,000 US Deaths Each Year Tied to Food Production, Study Finds

By Georgina Gustin

Biden Climate Plan Looks For Buy-in From Farmers Who Are Often Skeptical About Global Warming

By Georgina Gustin

Two Farmworkers Come Into Their Own, Escaping Low Pay, Rigid Hours and a High Risk of Covid-19

By Evelyn Nieves

A Big Rat in Congress Helped California Farmers in Their War Against Invasive Species

By Abby Weiss

Carbon-Friendly Beef? Look to Africa, Experts Say

By Max Ajl

USDA Census (Part II): Destroying the Land, Destroying the Planet

By Max Ajl

Economic Stimulus (Part II): Show Me the Vision

By Bill Becker