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Tony and Karen Coleman stand over a plot of land where they buried a deceased calf and bull on their property in Grandview on Aug. 5. Credit: Azul Sordo for The Texas Tribune

Texas Farmers Say Sewage-Based Fertilizer Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Poisoned Their Land and Killed Their Livestock

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune

Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, speaks during an event at the institute on Jan. 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

A young cow grazes near a stack of hay at KazBeef's cow-calf operation near the village of Mamay, Kazakhstan.

Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way

Story and photos by Georgina Gustin

Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 president and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, attends the launch of the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers on Tuesday at the U.N. climate summit. Credit: U.N. Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Agriculture and Food Get Their Day—Again—at the Annual UN Climate Summit

By Georgina Gustin

A Brazilian farmer sprays his field with fertilizer in Balsa Nova, Brazil. Credit: Brunno Covello/picture alliance via Getty Images

To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says

By Georgina Gustin

Herzuza Dongkin’s 3-acre oil palm plantation is harvested by family and community members near Kampung Chenderong Kelubi in the Malaysian state of Perak.

Changes May Ease Burdens of European Deforestation Regulation on Small Palm Farms, but Not the Confusion

Story and photos by James Whitlow Delano

A groundwater well is used to irrigate a Cochise County nut orchard in rural Arizona. on March 1, 2022. Credit: Aydali Campa/Inside Climate News

A Rural Arizona Community May Soon Have a State Government Fix For Its Drying Wells

By Wyatt Myskow

Hudson Johnson passes hay to Kristen Kiker, as she prepares to tow it across floodwaters with a paddleboard to feed horses and goats on a nearby farm in Black Mountain, N.C., on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Prompts Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places

By Georgina Gustin

As drivers enter Purcellville, Virginia, they are reminded via road signs that farms in the area are under drought watch on Sept. 7, 2023. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A Combination of Heat and Drought Walloped Virginia Vegetable Farmers

By Sean Sublette

Michael Katrutsa walks through rows of tomatoes on his 20-acre produce farm in Camden, Tennessee. His crops also include sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, peppers, cucumbers, okra and more. Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout

As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?

By Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland and Phillip Powell, Tennessee Lookout

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attends the Farmfest agricultural forum on Aug. 2, 2023 in Morgan, Minnesota. Credit: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images

VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation

By Georgina Gustin

A view of the POET ethanol plant in Lake Crystal, Minn. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US

By Georgina Gustin

A field of coconut trees cling to life as desertification advances around them in Icó-Mandantes, Brazil. Credit: Arnaldo Sete/MZ Conteúdo.

In Brazil’s Semi-Arid Region, Small Farmers Work Exhausted Lands, Hoping a New Government Will Revive the War on Desertification

Story by Giovanna Carneiro and Inácio França, Marco Zero Conteúdo

A farm irrigation system is seen near Ralls, Texas, about 30 miles east of Lubbock. Texas leads the nation in crop insurance payouts due to drought, and those costs are expected to increase because of climate change. Credit: Trace Thomas/The Texas Tribune

Texas Droughts Are Getting Much More Expensive

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune

Mark Forrest, Madison County commissioner and owner of a horse boarding business, stands with one of his horses, Pepe. Forrest lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary in part because of his support for the Oak Run solar project. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

Ohio Solar Mounts a Comeback in the Face of a Campaign Whose Alleged Villains Include China and Bill Gates

By Dan Gearino

Abigail Barten (right), trail coordinator, pours and filters raw maple syrup into a tank for collection on March 16, 2023, at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credit: Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette

Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Adapt to Record Warm Winter, Uncertainty as Climate Changes

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch and Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette/Wisconsin Watch

The Harris Cattle Ranch feedlot is the largest producer of beef in California. While the number of cattle drops around the country, the cattle in large dairies and feedlots continue to grow. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

As the Number of American Farms and Farmers Declines, Agriculture Secretary Urges Climate Action to Reverse the Trend

By Georgina Gustin

Sandy Van Echo gives her friend's Nubian goat a good-luck kiss before the Arizona State Fair show begins on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Credit: Emma Peterson

What’s Going On With the Goats of Arizona

By Emma Peterson

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