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Think Utah farmers should do without irrigation? Here's what that looks like

David Condos

November 25, 2024 |

KUER Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers in southeast Utah grow wheat and other select grains without irrigation, a technique called dryland farming. Relying only on rainwater eases water pressure amid droughts.

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How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming

David Condos

November 18, 2024 |

KUER Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers and researchers in Utah are growing Kernza, a perennial grain that requires very little water and improves soil health, in hopes of helping the local agricultural industry adapt to record-breaking heat and droughts.

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Crops, cows, and solar panels? Why farmers are harvesting sunlight.

Nate Iglehart

November 06, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Spurred by federal and state incentives, farmers in Massachusetts are adopting agrivoltaics, the practice of installing a solar array on the same land they use for crops and livestock.

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Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda

Geetanjali Krishna

October 10, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Farmers in Rwanda are adopting a terracing technique that’s helping to improve soil health and reduce erosion on the steep slopes they farm on. Called radical terraces, they slope back towards the hill to significantly slow water runoff and trap soil during intense rainfall.

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Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

Charles Mpaka

October 07, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition are helping coffee farmers in Malawi adopt agroforestry practices by teaching them new techniques, helping them improve coffee quality, and showing them how to attract international markets. This way, the farmers earn more for their products and benefit the environment with their work.

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Precision agriculture promises rural farmers efficiency, but barriers hold local implementation back

Elijah de Castro

October 06, 2024 |

The People-Sentinel |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, South Carolina

Farmers are transitioning to precision agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The practice uses technology like artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and soil probes to collect and analyze data so farmers know how to manage specific parts of their fields.

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How a North Carolina Farmer is Moving Toward a Sustainable Future

Dawn Attride

September 23, 2024 |

Sentient |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Transformation, an initiative aiming to end factory farming, is helping chicken farmers who are in debt and looking to transition out of the industry convert their barns into greenhouses.

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The Farmers Abandoning Big Ag to Grow Mushrooms and Herbs

Michaela Haas

September 17, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

The Transfarmation Project is helping farmers transition away from factory farming and into healthier, more sustainable options like growing mushrooms. It runs pilot projects to develop blueprints for farmers to follow and connects them with consultants and resources.

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Sweet watermelon turns sour amid climate change

Sadiqur Rahman

September 14, 2024 |

Bangladesh First |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Farmers in Bangladesh are switching from shrimp aquaculture to growing rice and watermelon during different seasons to increase their incomes and have more consistent harvests as they deal with the impacts of climate change.

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Tilling the Floodplain: How Farmers Embrace the Power of Floods

Geetanjali Krishna

September 13, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are using an age-old farming practice known as flood recession farming, which involves planting crops in floodplains when water recedes, to grow crops with less water during droughts.

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