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ENTERPRISE — More than 100 people rallied at the Wallowa County Courthouse and marched a mile through downtown Enterprise on Wednesday, June 28 to show their support for local members ....
As more farm and food cooperatives pop up across North Carolina, advocates say they are creating a new model for food distribution and landownership that addresses long-standing inequities. Today, white Americans own and operate 94% of all U.S. farmland. . ....
As the fall harvest season takes shape in South Dakota, an agricultural specialist said there are many ways motorists and farmers can avoid crashes with large equipment on the roads. John Keimig, youth safety field specialist for South Dakota State University Extension, said the fall harvest typically runs through early November. And with dusk getting earlier, chances are rural-area motorists will see an extra tractor or other farm machinery, requiring more patience behind the wheel. . ....
Washington state farmworkers are facing harsh conditions in the midst of wildfires and late-summer heat. They re calling for greater protections from the elements. Alfredo Juarez is a farmworker in northwest Washington and organizer with Community to Community Development. . ....