Agriculture

Pacific Northwest tribes face climate change with agricultural ancient practice
Washington state's Swinomish Tribe is building a clam garden in hopes of protecting their reservation from sea level rise. This aquatic garden will also provide a home for disappearing native clams.
The union representing workers at pork processing plants sued the federal government to challenge a new rule that allows companies to set line speeds and turn over more food safety tasks to company employees.
Weather woes continue as harvest nears for Minnesota farmers
After weeks of heavy rain and flooding, crops were planted late this spring — increasing the risk that corn will be killed by an early frost before it matures. And now muddy fields are delaying the soybean harvest.