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A recent paper explored the challenges exacerbated by climate change faced by Latino farmworkers in Idaho, which are comparable to the issues faced by such workers across the West.
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Have you ever heard of the “Betabeleros”? Neither had University of Wyoming Professors Conxita Domenech and Chelsea Escalante. That was until they came across a 1920s newspaper called “La Pagina Espanol”. Published entirely in Spanish, this special page in the Powell Tribune was made for communities of Mexican-American beet farmers, AKA Betabeleros in the area. Wyoming Public Radio's Jordan Uplinger spoke with them about their findings.
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The Wind River Development Fund (WRDF) is a Native-led and Native-focused lending institution that helps spur economic development on and around the Wind River Reservation. That means they get loans and capital into the hands of local entrepreneurs, farmers, and ranchers in the area. The nonprofit was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAFF) to help continue that work.
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Project addressing food insecurity on the Wind River Reservation gets land for growing and educatingAfter five years of connecting people to the land through food, the Wind River Food Sovereignty Project finally has some land to call its own. The 30-acre property in Fort Washakie will be home to a demonstration farm and learning garden, and will also host programming focused on growing and preserving Indigenous foods.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told western governors this week that he’s concerned about consolidation in food production. Farm sector income reached record highs in 2022, but the number of farms continues to decline and the average farm size is increasing.
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Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.
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Last year, federal crop insurance payments to U.S. farmers reached a record $19 billion. A new report shows most of that money went to only a small share of producers.
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For three years, a number of groups in Idaho have worked together to raise funds and distribute water and other supplies to farmworkers. Organizations in the region have been responding to the toll of extreme heat on those who toil outside.
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Harvest time is on the horizon for many farmers. But a recent study published in the journal 'Nature Sustainability' shows that there are fewer and fewer farms – which could have great implications for produce prices and access.
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Farmers in California's Imperial Valley have the single largest water allocation along the Colorado River. They say they need to be compensated before taking cutbacks.