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Ciara Thomas

Planet Forward 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
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Zareen Reza

University of Connecticut

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

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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How farmers and pollution regulators work together
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Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

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Does our soil have a future?
Jet Windhorst

University of Connecticut

The garden of the Spring Valley Student Farm, a one-acre vegetable garden owned by UConn dining services and run by UConn students in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022.
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
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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
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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
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Eric Forbes

Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University

Growing Soil | Nebraska Sandhills hint changing tides in agriculture
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Vidya Muthupillai

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

International student’s idea to repurpose barns becomes agro-plastic recycling company
Sara Wiatrak

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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