The high desert of northwest New Mexico might seem an unlikely place for a large-scale commercial farming operation. The region receives only about 20" of annual precipitation. However, at an ...

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Historically Navajos have lived off the land. But decades of assimilation, forced relocation and dependence on federal food distribution programs changed that. Navajo farmer Tyrone Thompson is on a ...

The Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture requests that all Navajo farmers and ranchers enrolled in the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Program disregard any communications from CKP Insurance ...

Thousands of families across Indian Country, including in Arizona, would lose SNAP benefits as the shutdown continues, tribal ...

The Environmental Protection Agency was investigating an old mine near Silverton, Colo., earlier this month, when it accidentally released 3 million gallons of toxic waste water into the Animas River.

As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised ...