/food-farm Global demand for food and fuel is rising, and competition for resources has widespread ramifications. We all eat, so we all have a stake in how our food is produced. Our goal is to provide in-depth and unbiased reporting on things like climate change, food safety, biofuel production, animal welfare, water quality and sustainability. en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:21:32 GMT /arts-life/2020-07-01/from-flapper-pie-to-defense-apples-cookbook-pays-tribute-to-military-history On a warm Fort Collins evening, Ann Diaz hands out cardboard boxes to the ladies of The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1879.The boxes are filled with… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:21:32 GMT /arts-life/2020-07-01/from-flapper-pie-to-defense-apples-cookbook-pays-tribute-to-military-history Stacy Nick /environment/2020-06-22/when-it-comes-to-water-rights-this-once-a-decade-list-details-who-will-use-it-or-lose-it Use it or lose it.That saying is at the heart of how access to water is managed in the western U.S. Laws that govern water in more arid states, like… Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:52:28 GMT /environment/2020-06-22/when-it-comes-to-water-rights-this-once-a-decade-list-details-who-will-use-it-or-lose-it Luke Runyon /environment/2020-06-02/in-nevada-investors-eye-underground-water-storage-as-a-path-to-profits Twenty-two miles outside of the nearest town (Wells, pop. 1,246), graffiti on a crumbling hotel wall reads: "Home on the Strange." Down a dirt road,… Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:55:53 GMT /environment/2020-06-02/in-nevada-investors-eye-underground-water-storage-as-a-path-to-profits Daniel Rothberg/The Nevada Independent /2020-06-02/usda-acts-fast-to-help-schools-offer-families-take-out-grocery-money A little boy in an orange shirt walks up to a grab-and-go meal site at an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah. A school worker wearing a mask uses... Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:24:03 GMT /2020-06-02/usda-acts-fast-to-help-schools-offer-families-take-out-grocery-money Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher /2020-05-22/the-morel-of-the-story-finding-fungi-in-the-mountain-west When I was little, my dad and I would walk behind our house in west-central Montana and stare at the ground. And then walk. Stare. Walk. Stare. We'd do... Sat, 23 May 2020 00:03:56 GMT /2020-05-22/the-morel-of-the-story-finding-fungi-in-the-mountain-west Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /2020-05-15/the-food-delivery-app-dilemma Delivery apps have are connecting customers and local restaurants. But how much is their cut? Fri, 15 May 2020 21:00:12 GMT /2020-05-15/the-food-delivery-app-dilemma Emmanuel Johnson /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing. Thu, 14 May 2020 11:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants Tim Mak /2020-05-13/grounds-for-a-beef-western-groups-urge-investigations-into-beef-price-fixing Beef prices are on the rise while live cattle prices are falling. One reason for that is COVID-19 disrupting meat processing plants. There are more... Wed, 13 May 2020 14:29:51 GMT /2020-05-13/grounds-for-a-beef-western-groups-urge-investigations-into-beef-price-fixing Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /2020-05-04/usda-aims-to-help-connect-ailing-ag-industry-and-food-banks-but-may-be-too-late-for-some Chris Descheemaeker ranches black angus, red angus cross with her family outside of Lewistown, Montana. The coronavirus pandemic, she says, comes after... Mon, 04 May 2020 13:27:35 GMT /2020-05-04/usda-aims-to-help-connect-ailing-ag-industry-and-food-banks-but-may-be-too-late-for-some Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /2020-04-13/how-covid-19-is-scrambling-the-egg-business It’s hard to keep some items stocked in stores these days. We’ve all heard about the toilet paper shortage. But what about eggs? Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:30:29 GMT /2020-04-13/how-covid-19-is-scrambling-the-egg-business Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck