2023 - Ag & Water Desk

An aerial view of Muscatine, Iowa on the Mississippi River on Monday, September 18, 2023. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. Credit: Nick Rohlman, The Gazette

Missouri School of Journalism releases major study on environmental attitudes in Mississippi River basin

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Post published:October 23, 2023
Post category:News & Updates

Update: View a recording of our Nov. 14 webinar about this groundbreaking survey of public opinion in the nation's largest watershed.

A home in Breathitt County, Ky., is inundated by muddy water on July 30, 2022, after historic rains caused deadly flooding in many areas of Eastern Kentucky. Credit: Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier Journal

Ag & Water Desk series “When It Rains” wins international journalism award

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Post published:October 11, 2023
Post category:News & Updates

Our collaborative project on increasing rainfall in the Mississippi River basin was honored by the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards.

Ag & Water Desk reporters and student journalists learn about floodplain farming outside Columbia, Missouri, with Missouri River Relief in October 2022. Credit: Halle Parker, WWNO

Apply now to host an Ag & Water Desk journalist with Report for America

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Post published:August 3, 2023
Post category:News & Updates

Expand your outlet's coverage of pressing environmental news in your region with a new reporter, supported by Report for America, as part of the Ag & Water Desk team.

Ag & Water Desk expands coverage of local environment and agriculture news with new grant

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Post published:July 31, 2023
Post category:News & Updates

The $2.47 million grant extends the Walton Family Foundation's support of the Desk for three more years and represents a more than $1 million increase over the local reporting network's founding grant in 2021.

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