A Pediatrician’s Perspective: Support of Specialty Crop Farmers in Farm Bill Is Good For Our Health

Like many others in our state, I applaud the recent Farm Bill’s inclusion of $1 billion for specialty crop farmers, those ...

From high‑tech greenhouses to fruit netting: how protected cropping can shield crops from climate extremes

People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, ...
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More Missouri farmers are growing cover crops to heal their soil. But it's slow to take root

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...
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Farmers devastated after extreme weather event decimates key crops: 'One of the worst natural occurrences'

"My heart goes out to our farmers." Farmers devastated after extreme weather event decimates key crops: 'One of the worst ...
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California Farm Bureau: Subpar Snowpack Pushes Back 2026 Crop Plans for Farmers

Jay Lund, vice director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, said there is still a chance more storms will boost ...
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New study shows most Iowa farmers are not using cover crops

(ABC 6 News) – Most Iowa farmers are not using cover crops, according to new research. Cover crops involve planting crops ...