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A massive sinkhole in central Turkey is attributed to a three-year drought and climate change.
Climate Change
Massive sinkholes appear in farmers’ fields in central Turkey due to climate change and drought
Farmworkers, who declined to give their names, break up earth, July 1, 2021, near St. Paul, Oregon.
Immigration
The US farmworker shortage spurs farmers to lobby for immigration reform
A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, at the International Artificial Products Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 18, 2019. 
Social media
Farmers become social media stars on Chinese TikTok
Richelle Van Dusen and her partner, Dallas Tate, are shown bent over working in a field of green vegetables.
Photo essay: Puerto Rico’s small farmers rebuild, with help from chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen
A group of dairy cows stand in a caged area inside a farm
Can this radical approach to dairies save US farms?
Close up of a grain.
Food
Maine is scaling up its local grain economy
Crops were damaged in Puerto Rico
Environment
After Hurricane Maria, farmers in Puerto Rico struggle to rebuild
A couple and their child are seen on vacant land marked with tape in Olievenhoutbosch near Centurion, South Africa.
Trump wants Pompeo to study ‘killing of farmers’ in South Africa
Elvira Mauricia Diaz standing center with her family against a stone wall backdrop.
Health
With kids’ health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.
Farming in PA
Environment
Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle
Migrant family Guatamala
Environment
Guatemala’s changing climate is forcing families to leave their homes, livelihoods
Lifestyle
Women farmers take center stage in US agriculture
Corn is harvested in California
Food
I tried to push away memories of farm work, but shopping for food brings them back