The Longs are multigenerational Indigenous farmers in the South. Like most farmers, they need on-the-ground support from extension agents.
Category: Food & Agriculture
Posted inAlabama, Climate, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Gulf Coast, Water
With Gulf Coast ecosystems under threat, the seafood industry’s next generation adapts
Oyster aquaculture could support Gulf Coast’s struggling seafood industry, but warming waters and pollution may slow its success.
Posted inAppalachia, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Kentucky, Land
Kentucky farmers gamble on the South’s first organic hemp cooperative
The rapidly growing hemp industry could be a boon for farmers who once relied on tobacco.