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Resilience
peace farmers of Colombia
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From scarcity to abundance: The secret of the ‘peace farmers’ of Colombia

Farmer and agronomist Roberto Rodríguez first taught the farmers of Lejanías they weren’t poor. Once they learned this critical lesson, they relied on themselves, their neighbors and nature to thrive sustainably.
Causes
Hot Farm Podcast Episode 3: Grain of the future

Hot Farm Podcast Episode 3: Grain of the future

In this episode, the Food and Environmental Report Network considers what farmers grow—and whether that, too, can change.

Newsletter
wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon

Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon

Intermediate wheatgrass is an imported grain that has been grown in the U.S. Great Plains and Intermountain West since the 1930s; but could it be used in marginal fields in dryland areas?

Solutions
Young farmers apply ancient agroforestry practices in the heart of Sardinia

Young farmers apply ancient agroforestry practices in the heart of Sardinia

Some young people are using an ancient agricultural method to create better-quality products like goat cheese, by grazing their flocks under trees.

Impacts
Durbin urges IL farmers to take steps to curb impacts of climate change
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Durbin urges IL farmers to take steps to curb impacts of climate change

U. S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent letters Thursday to the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Association, and Illinois Corn Growers Association urging each group to review the Fourth National Climate Assessment, and heed the warnings contained in the report about the impacts climate change will have on farming in Illinois.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
New map reveals nearly half of the US faces landslide risk

New map reveals nearly half of the US faces landslide risk

Low water levels disrupt transportation on the Mississippi River

Low water levels disrupt transportation on the Mississippi River

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

CLIMATE
Brazil urges EU to delay new deforestation law

Brazil urges EU to delay new deforestation law