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Carbon County farmer Kevin Cotner stands next to a bare field south of Price, Sept. 30, 2025. He’s one of around a dozen Utah farmers who are leaving some of their land unplanted and unirrigated this year as part of a state effort to leave more water for the Colorado River.
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KUER
“We're just trying to be proactive,” said one Carbon County farmer. “Hopefully, we can make some kind of difference in the big picture.”
Of the many casualties of war, food is another. Michael Shaikh’s new book explores how war and genocide change what we eat. In "The Last Sweet Bite," he visits six conflict-affected places, documenting how violence reshapes local cuisine. It’s part travel writing, part memoir and also preservation — with recipes included.

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