Agriculture

Dr. Elizabeth D. Hilborn is a veterinarian, a honeybee specialist, and a senior environmental health scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She jois us to talk about her new book, Restoring Eden: Unearthing the Agribusiness Secret That Poisoned My Farm Community.

Optimizing Utah’s agricultural water use to put more water back into Great Salt Lake was the main message at the People’s Great Salt Lake Summit this month.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food received a $1 million grant to help farmers and ranchers buy equipment designed to improve Utah’s soil health.

On this episode we're joined by our very own news director Sheri Quinn to talk about our Cropping Up series! We'll talk about specialty crops and hear some recent episodes from the series.

"The crop insurance program really needs to be reformed to incentivize farmers to adapt to climate change."

On this episode of Eating the Past, host Tammy Proctor explores Kansas and how the state emerged as the top wheat producing state in the nation.

Bailee Woolstenhulme, public information officer for the UDAF, said this grant money helps farmers and ranchers upgrade anything they need to improve their water use. The application period is open through May 31.

Beekeeping on solar sites is on the rise as people try to find ways to dual purpose agricultural land. This practice has many benefits for both farms, developers and the environment.

Utah State University recently received a $1 million grant to support their Ag Water Demonstration, Research and Implementation Program, or Ag-DRIP. Farmers and irrigation workers will be provided with water management tools as they participate in the program to help optimize water use.

High suicide rates and mental health issues are becoming a big concern in farming and ranching communities. A new program promises financial and emotional support to those in the industry who need such services.