farming

A new survey of farmers and ranchers found they mainly trust local agencies and have not taken much advantage of state and federal payout programs.

The System Conservation Pilot Program is ready to spend additional millions from the Inflation Reduction Act to save water in the agriculture industry through 2024.

Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.

A lot of agricultural routines are based on meteorlogical spring and past dry conditions. Utah’s record snow is welcome, but farmers have a schedule to keep.

If the river were to become unusable, Southern California would lose a third of its water supply and vast swaths of farmland in the state’s southeastern desert would go unplanted.

A small fraction of the Colorado River manages to reach Northern Mexico to irrigate its fields and provide for the daily needs of millions of residents. That supply is now more at risk than ever.

Scientists are trying to strike a balance between reducing agricultural water consumption and maintaining high crop production.

Tart cherries bring in between $7- $21 million to Utah’s economy each year. A new federal grant aims to help researchers and farmers improve production.

Utah farmers have raised their prices on meat and produce because the cost to feed livestock has become more expensive.

Utah has had a record breaking drought this year. Farmers are trying to use water more efficiently, but the cost can be a barrier.

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha puesto en el foco una dinámica de poder arraigada: los trabajadores agrícolas son "esenciales pero tratados como prescindibles", incluso cuando se trata de acceder a la atención médica.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus an entrenched power dynamic: Farmworkers are “essential but treated as expendable,” including when it comes to accessing health care.