UN: Droughts, Less Water in Europe as Warming Wrecks Crops March 3, 2022 By Aritz Parra and Sergio Rodrigo LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — “Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.”...
Beekeepers Turn to Anti-Theft Technology as Hive Thefts Rise February 23, 2022 By Daisy Nguyen WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to...
Dry Winter Drains Reservoirs, Ruins Crops in Spain, Portugal February 14, 2022 By Emilio Morenatti ACEREDO, Spain (AP) — Roofs peeking out of the water have become a common sight every summer at the Lindoso...
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Michigan Farm’s Beef January 31, 2022 By John Flesher Beef produced at a small Michigan farm was found to contain toxic “forever chemicals” after the cattle were fed crops...
US Crop Insurance Payouts Rise Sharply as Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods January 27, 2022 By Leah Douglas Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past...
Wineries, Farms Eligible for Last-Ditch California Insurance January 24, 2022 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)–Napa wineries and others hard-hit by massive wildfires in California’s wine country and elsewhere will soon be able...
Long Road to Recovery for Kansas Ranchers After Wildfires December 28, 2021 PARADISE, Kan. (AP)–Ranchers in western Kansas have begun to recover from the deadly wildfires that torched their land earlier this...
Company’s Aerial Photos, Data Helps Farmers Manage Fields November 15, 2021 By Susan Orr INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis-based IntelinAir Inc. sees a big business opportunity in the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning...
Grocer Sues Oregon Beef Producer For $2.7 Million Over Outbreak October 25, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers representing New Seasons Market have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against an Oregon beef producer...
‘Desperate For Tires.’ Components Shortage Roils US Harvest October 12, 2021 By P.J. Huffstutter and Mark Weinraub CHICAGO — Dale Hadden cannot find any spare tires for his combine harvester. So the Illinois farmer told his harvest...