Reporters: Apply now for six new environmental reporting positions with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
A total of 17 jobs on the environmental beat are open for emerging and experienced journalists via Report for America
Join us Feb. 19 to explore how tariffs and China’s global investment are reshaping U.S. farming
Investigate Midwest, the Arkansas Times, and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk will host a live virtual panel examining the impacts on U.S. farmers.
Six newsrooms join Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk to expand environmental coverage
Collaborative journalism network adds outlets from Minnesota to Louisiana, strengthening critical reporting in the nation’s largest watershed. Journalists can apply for these positions now.
Chas Sisk has been named editorial director of the Ag & Water Desk. In this role, Sisk will oversee editorial operations and help strengthen collaboration among the Desk's growing network of member newsrooms and distribution partners.
Chas Sisk joins the Ag & Water Desk as editorial director
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk is pleased to announce that Chas Sisk has been named its new editorial director. Sisk brings a proven track record leading successful…
Ag & Water Desk launches annual fundraising campaign
Help fund the important local news and information the Desk provides.
Kathleen Davis of Science Friday and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune join the Ag & Water Desk as Expert Journalists.
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.
Mississippi Ag & Water Desk Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles accepts the Collaboration of the Year award at the LION Independent News Sustainability Summit St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
Newsrooms invited to apply for the Ag & Water Desk through Report for America
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk invites newsrooms throughout the region to join its award-winning collaborative by applying for one of five new reporting positions through Report for…
Announcing our wetlands photo contest winners!
As part of the Desk collaborative project, "Down the Drain," we asked readers to submit wetlands images for a photography contest.
A wetland area in Prentice Park, just south of Lake Superior in Ashland, Wisconsin on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
Credit: Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk launches its first-ever photo contest
The Desk is opening submissions for its Wetlands photo contest for the first time.