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How to grow local produce after new US Farmland seal
The American Farmland Trust announced a major step to preserve local food sources. Texas could lose millions of acres of farm and ranch land by 2040.
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New US Farmed seal: Your guide to grown produce, sustainable farming in Texas
A nonprofit focused on saving American farms said Texas will lose more than 2 million acres in farm and ranch land to new development by 2040, more than any other state.
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Hydroponic farm in Haltom City teaches students about science and innovation
Students in Haltom City are learning a new way to understand the world we live in and how technology is helping us take better care of it. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows how students are operating a full fledged farm in a space the size of truck.
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$180,000 hydroponic farm teaching students about environmental science innovation
Students in Haltom City are learning a new way to understand the science of the world we live in and how technology is helping us take better care of it.
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Texas farmers worry as another day passes without a Farm Bill
The dysfunction in the Republican-led House still without a Speaker has delayed a major safety net for American farmers and low-income families.
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Congress' failure to pass the farm bill could mean higher prices at the grocery store
While the U.S. House of Representatives remains in chaos without a speaker, a major safety net for American farmers and low-income families has been delayed. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan report on why Congress’ failure to pass the farm bill could mean higher prices at the grocery store.
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A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles.
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Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder.
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Biden administration proposes more protections for migrant farm workers under H-2A visa program
The proposal would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take on seasonal jobs in the U.S. agriculture industry.
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Livestock pollution: EPA denies tougher regulations for large farms
The Biden administration is rejecting a plea from environmentalists to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.
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Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much
Soil and its potential for storing carbon is gaining attention from farmers, researchers and even Congress.
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Mississippi farms paid immigrants higher wages than Black US workers, feds say
The U.S. Labor Department says 44 farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants on temporary work visas.
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Fire That Killed Nearly 20,000 Cows at Texas Dairy Farm Ignited By Manure Hauler
A fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck cleaning part of the massive barn, according to state investigators.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California Pork Law Mandating More Space for Pigs
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry.
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Ellis County Farm Provides Refugees With Opportunities
Mars Hill Farm planted its roots in 2019 with a desire to form a connection between refugees and Dallas.
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Nearly 20,000 Dairy Cows Killed, Worker Injured in Explosion, Fire at Texas Farm
One person is in critical condition and nearly 20,000 cows are believed to have been killed in an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle Monday night.
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Centuries Old Laughing Ceremony Held in Japan to Close Out 2022
A centuries old laughing ceremony was held in Japan over the weekend, where about 20 farmers took turns laughing three times to express thanks, pray for good harvests and forget the suffering they experienced in 2022.
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Urban Agriculture Growing in North Texas
Urban agriculture and farming has grown to be popular in recent years. In North Texas, the past time can bring local residents extra income, especially during periods of high inflation. Local urban farmers can grow their own produce in their backyards and communities and sell it later at farmer’s markets for a profit. Alexandra Skores from The Dallas Morning...