Six new journalists to join the Ag & Water Desk
The Ag & Water Desk is thrilled to announce that six new reporters and local newsrooms will be joining our team. The Desk partners with newsrooms across the Mississippi River…
The Ag & Water Desk team gathers for a photo at SEJ 2026. (Dominique Hodge/Ag & Water Desk)
Invasive appetizers, high-tech tractors and river reversal: Our Executive Director’s report from SEJ 2026
Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles shares favorite moments from the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Chicago.
‘This is my ’80s’: As Trump’s tariffs upend trade, farmers endure instability
The sale of US soybeans to China may rebound this year, but a fundamental shift in US policy is needed to break farmers out of their current cycle of hardship, agricultural economy experts said during an Ag & Water Desk, Arkansas Times & Investigate Midwest panel in February.
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.