Rachel Cramer

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‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers

Dec 26, 2024 | theguardian.com | Rachel Cramer

Between two corn fields in central Iowa, Lee Tesdell walks through a corridor of native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Crickets trill as dickcissels, small brown birds with yellow chests, pop out of the dewy ground cover. “There’s a lot of life out here, and it’s one of the reasons I like it, especially in these late summer days,” Tesdell said. This is a prairie strip.
Voters in Story and Johnson counties cast a resounding ‘yes’ on conservation bond projects

Nov 7, 2024 | iowapublicradio.org | Rachel Cramer |Natalie Dunlap

Voters in Story and Johnson counties approved conservation bonds to help fund new trails, support wildlife and improve water quality. The bonds received nearly 80% of the vote; they needed 60% to pass. In Story County, it’s expected to cost the median household $2.60 a month, or $32 a year. In Johnson County, the estimated annual increase in property taxes will be $7.09 per $100,000 of assessed taxable value, according to the bond’s website.
This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards

Nov 4, 2024 | hppr.org | Rachel Cramer

Two scientists instrumental in the development of an international seed bank in Norway won this year’s World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 with the help of Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler. Carved into a mountain in the Arctic Circle, the facility houses 1.25 million seed samples from more than 6,000 plant species.
This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards

Nov 4, 2024 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Rachel Cramer

It’s an issue Hawtin, the newly minted World Food Prize recipient, is also highlighting. He said many genebanks need more financial support to maintain decades of work. “We think of a genebank as being a safe haven, but it’s only a safe haven as long as you can continue to pay for the electricity,” he said. Hawtin helped create Crop Trust, primarily to provide emergency funds to genebanks around the world.
This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards

Nov 1, 2024 | kcur.org | Rachel Cramer

Two scientists instrumental in the development of an international seed bank in Norway won this year’s World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 with the help of Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler. Carved into a mountain in the Arctic Circle, the facility houses 1.25 million seed samples from more than 6,000 plant species.
This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards | Iowa Public Radio

Nov 1, 2024 | iowapublicradio.org | Rachel Cramer

Often described as the Nobel of food and agriculture, the $500,000 prize this year shines a light on the role of seed banks and their stewards, including some in the Midwest.
Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat

Oct 31, 2024 | ipmnewsroom.org | Rachel Cramer

https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MissRiver.mp3High up on a bluff above the Mississippi River, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist positions a spotting scope to get a closer view of a marsh. It’s teeming with ducks. Mallards, northern pintails and gadwalls dunk the front halves of their bodies under the surface to reach aquatic plants and mollusks.
Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat

Oct 29, 2024 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Rachel Cramer

Kovarovics said the 100th anniversary of the refuge is a “source of pride” for the league and its members. But it's a reminder that challenges don't disappear. They evolve. “This has been a powerful call to recommit ourselves to the conservation work that still needs to be done,” he said. Threats in the next 100 yearsAs U.S. Fish and Wildlife managers and biologists look to the next century, they say one of their biggest concerns is an uptick in more severe and longer-lasting floods.
Apple orchards, pumpkin patches and flower fields: Iowa farmers see the growing success of agritouri

Oct 28, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Rachel Cramer

Share Just north of Fort Dodge, Denny Stucky inspected an apple tree ready for harvest. “These are Haralson apples,” Stucky said, pulling one off a branch. “They are a very versatile apple. They’re good eating and excellent for baking.” Stucky and his wife, Emily, own and operate The Community Orchard, where there are nearly 6,000 apple trees and 14 varieties. Visitors buy them by the bag. But Stucky emphasized that this 100-acre property relies on much more than apple sales.
Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat

Oct 28, 2024 | kosu.org | Rachel Cramer

High up on a bluff above the Mississippi River, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist positions a spotting scope to get a closer view of a marsh. It’s teeming with ducks. Mallards, northern pintails and gadwalls dunk the front halves of their bodies under the surface to reach aquatic plants and mollusks. Further out, near the main river channel, a flotilla of American White Pelicans catch fish in their yellow bills, while Canada Geese fly in v-formations above.

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