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Another year, another record harvest for this Iowa farmer

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Oct 31, 2023
"I thought I'm gonna have so much income," said April Hemmes. "But all my inputs were all that much higher."
April Hemmes on her farm in 2019. This year, she had a record soybean harvest despite a drought earlier in the year.
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Despite drought, this Iowa farmer had a record harvest

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Nov 8, 2022
April Hemmes was in the "Goldilocks spot" when it came to weather.
April Hemmes on her farm in 2019. This year, she had a record soybean harvest despite a drought earlier in the year.
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In cotton, you can see climate change's contribution to inflation

by Savannah Maher
Aug 24, 2022
Extreme weather events drive down cotton harvests and push up prices for the more scarce commodity.
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COVID stresses food production in Washington fruit harvests

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 27, 2020
It's fruit harvesting and processing time in the Pacific Northwest and workers are getting PPE, but still pressing for union rights.
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Apple season waits for no pandemic on a Washington farm

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Aug 26, 2020
"Every year throws a new challenge at us," says Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches, who is 10 days in to his harvest
Apple farmers have a lot on their hands.
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California growers complain of farm worker shortage

by Eve Troeh
Sep 14, 2012
Some farms say they don't have enough workers to get their crops in. For mushroom growers, it's always harvest time, and one farm has found an unusual source of labor.
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