Published April 22, 2024
One of the driest growing seasons in decades has decimated crops and left millions hungry.
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Published October 30, 2023
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024.
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Published October 23, 2023
Poor harvests stemming from a prolonged dry spell have exacerbated food insecurity in northeastern Uganda.
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Published July 27, 2023
After the breach of Kakhovka Dam and the flood that ensued, farmers in the area are coping with depleted water supplies.
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Published June 22, 2023
Prolonged drought in Kansas set the stage for what may be one of the state’s smallest wheat harvests in decades.
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Published March 10, 2023
The low-lying alluvial plain of the Mississippi River Valley is home to much of the nation’s rice farms.
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Published January 26, 2023
Although cover crops have significant environmental benefits, researchers found that they hinder yields on corn and soybean fields.
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Published December 13, 2022
The most severe drought in 70 years of record keeping threatens the Horn of Africa with famine.
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Published December 2, 2022
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from the country’s farms this year, but Ukraine won’t reap all of the benefits.
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Published November 24, 2022
Massachusetts has a long-standing relationship with one of Thanksgiving’s iconic foods—the cranberry.
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Published November 25, 2022
Much of the canned pumpkin that ends up in Thanksgiving pies and soups came from Central Illinois.
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Published November 23, 2022
Almost one-third of American potatoes are grown in the Snake River Plain, a belt of low-lying land in the southern part of the state.
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