Every year, the town of San Antero celebrates the hardworking pack animals that haul crops and supplies for farmers who can't afford trucks or motorcycles. There's even a donkey beauty pageant.
On the Wednesday, March 27 edition of Georgia Today: Ahmaud Arbery's killings have filed an appeal; lawmakers want to prevent foreign governments from buying farmland in Georgia; Peter Biello talks with the mother of a transgender student about a proposed bill that focuses on transgender kids and the bathrooms they should use.
A new report finds some of the "climate-smart" agricultural practices that the USDA are subsidizing may not reduce emissions. It adds up to billions of taxpayer dollars.
In Boulder, Colo., the county is investing in sustainable farming and helping people buy local produce. It's been called "a triple win" – for customers, farmers and the economy.
Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.
U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.
Climate change is driving warmer winters, and several cities in the U.S. South have experienced one of their top five warmest meteorological winters this year. Farmers have adapted by using new or improved agricultural techniques, trying new crop varieties and even growing crops that were previously less common in their regions.
Fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term climate trends and a spate of bad weather added up to an almost entire loss of the state’s crop.
A fresh batch of federal funding is being made available to Georgia farmers who are in the process of transitioning to organic crop production and seeking USDA organic-certified status. The deadline to apply is June 15.
The cold weather across much of Georgia this week is worrying local growers, but many are optimistic that this year's fruit harvests will survive. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pushing for the state to build its citrus sector.