Aching from a string of farmer suicides and other mental health challenges, neighbors in rural eastern Colorado are learning how to check in on one another. But as the drought drags on, is talking enough?
Tag: Agriculture and Farming
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Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket
One in seven Irish households still burn peat for heat. New rules are aimed at discouraging a practice that many consider part of the culture.
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Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive
The recent flooding has plunged small farmers in sharecropping arrangements further into debt with their landlords — a cycle that has worsened as extreme weather events become increasingly common.
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The Optimistic Art of Mary Mattingly
The artist’s work addresses future climate crises while attempting to make the urban environment a better place to live right now.
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How About Them Apples? Research Orchards Chart a Fruit’s Future.
Scientists working in research groves, like one in Nova Scotia, are developing your favorite new apple variety.