Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

Las deficientes salvaguardias normativas dejan a los trabajadores agrícolas asfixiados ante el aumento de las olas de calor.

Una quinta parte de las muertes de trabajadores relacionadas con el calor registradas entre el 2017 y 2022 fueron de trabajadores agrícolas, según datos de la OSHA. Académicos, especialistas en salud ocupacional y grupos de defensa llaman la atención sobre el impacto poco reportado del cambio climát

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest and Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 31 Aug 2023

Las deficientes salvaguardias normativas dejan a los trabajadores agrícolas asfixiados ante el aumento de las olas de calor.

Poor regulatory safeguards leave farmworkers suffocating in the face of increasing heat waves

A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists, and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves.

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest and Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 24 Aug 2023

Poor regulatory safeguards leave farmworkers suffocating in the face of increasing heat waves

Indigenous farmers hope their knowledge of regenerative practices can influence others

Tribes in the Midwest and Great Plains are embracing and sharing traditional agricultural knowledge with both Native and nonnative farmers to improve the soil and water for everyone.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 13 Jun 2023

Indigenous farmers hope their knowledge of regenerative practices can influence others

Millets — ancient drought-resistant grains — could help the Midwest survive climate change

The United Nations declared 2023 the International Year of Millets. Some Midwestern farmers are already growing the grain.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 30 May 2023

Millets — ancient drought-resistant grains — could help the Midwest survive climate change

As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver

Since before the pandemic, there’s been a big shortage of truck drivers. It’s affecting the agriculture industry, which is seeking solutions.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 9 May 2023

As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver

Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding, report says

A new report from the Environmental Working Group found targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's conservation funding to the Mississippi River region would have huge benefits to water quality and the climate.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 20 Apr 2023

Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding, report says

Worried about spying and tensions with China, many states limit who can buy farmland

Federal and Midwestern state lawmakers are seeking to crack down on Chinese ownership of U.S. agricultural lands, amid security tensions and the shooting down of a "spy balloon" spotted over Montana. Federal data shows that foreign holdings of U.S. farmland increased by an average of 2.2 million acr

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 14 Mar 2023

Worried about spying and tensions with China, many states limit who can buy farmland

High concentrations of dangerous 'forever chemicals' found in Midwestern rivers, report shows

The Waterkeeper Alliance report found that 83% of the waters tested had at least one of these chemicals.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 22 Nov 2022

High concentrations of dangerous 'forever chemicals' found in Midwestern rivers, report shows

Warming winters are increasing fertilizer runoff and polluting waterways, a new study finds

A new study finds as winter weather warms across the Midwest, fertilizers that once froze are now finding their way into streams and rivers.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 13 Oct 2022

Warming winters are increasing fertilizer runoff and polluting waterways, a new study finds

WHEN IT RAINS: Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions

Many communities are shifting away from traditional flood mitigation tactics to make room for the water instead.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media, Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette and Halle Parker, WWNO-New Orleans Public Radio

/ 8 Oct 2022

WHEN IT RAINS: Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions

USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

In 2020, the agriculture industry accounted for more than 11% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 28 Sep 2022

USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

Study finds that Mississippi River Basin could be in an ‘extreme heat belt’ in 30 years

A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.

By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian and Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

/ 22 Aug 2022

Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

Las deficientes salvaguardias normativas dejan a los trabajadores agrícolas asfixiados ante el aumento de las olas de calor.

Poor regulatory safeguards leave farmworkers suffocating in the face of increasing heat waves

Indigenous farmers hope their knowledge of regenerative practices can influence others

Millets — ancient drought-resistant grains — could help the Midwest survive climate change

As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver

Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding, report says

Worried about spying and tensions with China, many states limit who can buy farmland

High concentrations of dangerous 'forever chemicals' found in Midwestern rivers, report shows

Warming winters are increasing fertilizer runoff and polluting waterways, a new study finds

WHEN IT RAINS: Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions

USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

Study finds that Mississippi River Basin could be in an ‘extreme heat belt’ in 30 years

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