Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
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A tool tracking billion dollar disasters is active again after being retired by Trump administration
Desk reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate explores the impacts of the U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database.
Building connection across the Mississippi Basin
Launching our annual fundraising campaign, and how you can support the important work of the Ag & Water Desk
Ag & Water Desk launches annual fundraising campaign
Help fund the important local news and information the Desk provides.
Two new Expert Journalists join the Desk
Kathleen Davis of Science Friday and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune join the Ag & Water Desk as Expert Journalists
A tool tracking billion-dollar disasters is back after the Trump administration retired it
It shows that in 2025, approximately $40 billion in damage was caused by severe storms and tornadoes that struck states like Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and others.
As Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines
Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for
The row crop economic crisis
Reporter Phillip Powell explores how as economic pressures mount, some Delta farmers are hoeing their last row
Ag department cuts 30-year survey of food insecurity
Desk reporter Harshawn Ratanpal of KBIA explores the impacts of USDA cutting the Food Security Supplement.
Ag & Water Desk welcomes two new Expert Journalists
Kathleen Davis of Science Friday and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune join the Ag & Water Desk as Expert Journalists.
Ag department cuts 30-year survey of food insecurity
1007Bill0:00/81×1007Survey0:00/421× The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling a survey that hunger groups use
Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk wins Collaboration Award from LION Publishers
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk has been honored with the Collaboration of the Year Award from nonprofit news consortium LION Publishers.