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agriculture

Falling limbs: Herbicide drift and quiet destruction
Sophia Beem

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Expanding roots: Hydroponic gardening creates more alternatives for sustainable food growth
Ava Hoelscher

Northwestern University

Climate-Smart projects funded at Tuskegee University and other HBCUs
Ciara Thomas

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Tuskegee University

Crow cowboys: A story of responsibility, respect and resilience
JoRee LaFrance

University of Arizona, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

Stephen Yellowtail is a generational Crow cowboy who has held onto the Yellowtail ranching legacy on the Crow Reservation.
The crisis affecting small farms and their farmers: Mental health in agricultural circles
Zareen Reza

University of Connecticut

A woman steps over a large tarp covering crop land at a small farm.
After Hurricane Ian, sowing hope
Katie Delk

University of Florida

Two men work to rebuild the broken roof on an animal shelter.
Unsustainable dairy in the United States
Dana Fries

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents
Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.

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Finding water on top of the world: Water issues of New Mexico
Eva Kotobuki Sideris

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

A blue pickup truck is parked on a dirt road in front of a field with rows of green crops extending towards the horizon line. Large mountains are in the distance.
How farmers and pollution regulators work together
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A man in a long shirt and pants hold a long pole out over a section of crops in a large field. The pole is spraying a mist over the plants.
Does our soil have a future?
Jet Windhorst

University of Connecticut

Farmers forced to adapt as changing precipitation patterns reduce output, income
Madeline Papcun

University of Connecticut

‘Making food a focus’: Small farms take strides against food insecurity
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

A close-up shot of light-skinned hands, half covered by long, blue sleeves with thumbholes, holds up a white split-open pod of black beans.
Here’s what a refugee farmer grows on an urban Chicago farm
Adriana Martinez-Smiley

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Discussing soil health with dryland farmer Roy Pfaltzgraff
Eric Forbes

Planet Forward Correspondent Alum | Colorado State University

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