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The USDA cut two popular federal programs supporting local food systems.

Multiple groups are attempting to replant the forest and help undo ecological changes that made western Maui susceptible to devastating wildfire. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Farmers and ranchers face stressful challenges every day: From hail and drought to financial pressures. A new film explores those issues, and looks at why farmers don鈥檛 always ask for help. 鈥淟egacy鈥� screens this weekend at the Breckenridge Film Festival. We talk with the film鈥檚 director talks about possible solutions for this silent epidemic.

Greeley farmer Sean Short has created a sustainable chicken farm with a mixture of fish farming and hydroponics. And he鈥檚 bringing at-risk young people into the fold to learn how. On today鈥檚 In the NoCo we listen back to a conversation about aquaponic chicken farming.

A farmer in Keenesburg, Colorado, won first place in the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest.

A new report shows the federal government is paying billions of dollars to farmers who are losing crops to extreme weather 鈥� and the payouts keep growing.

Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought. Farmers have had to rely on dwindling water for irrigation while battling wacky weather to get their crops planted on time. Some have cut back on other crops they grow because pumpkins bring in the most money, while others have described lower yields of smaller gourds.

The farm-to-school movement is out to revolutionize the humble school lunch with fresh food grown on local farms. But the path from cropland to cafeteria is full of complicated twists and turns. A new wave of federal funding is trying to smooth the way.

Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.

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 鈥� which could have great implications for produce prices and access.