Latest from Zoe Sullivan

• Jul 4, 2023

  Indigenous foods project supports agriculture by tribes, for tribes

  

  A partnership between the Oneida and Menominee tribes in Wisconsin uses USDA funding to rebuild Indigenous foodways.

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• May 18, 2018

  Farmers have been relying on the high value of their land to get them through years of low commodity prices

  Land accounts for 80 percent of farm assets according to the Department of Agriculture. So farmers are using their land as collateral to face low commodity prices, but the amount of production that farmers need to service their debt is rising.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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• Nov 11, 2015

  Immigrant workers help save Wisconsin dairy farms

  Mexican and Central American immigrants are a large share of the workers on Wisconsin dairy farms.

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• Oct 9, 2012

  Advocates say insurance costs strain homeowners

  Gulf Coast insurance premiums have skyrocketed in recent years, and homeowners advocates say they're seeing people at risk of going into foreclosure because they can't afford their mortgage plus their insurance.

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• Sep 7, 2012

  Narrowing Louisiana’s wage gap.

  Louisiana has one of the largest pay disparities between men and women in the U.S. But new legislation and a coastal restoration project may help bridge that gap.

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• Apr 12, 2012

  Building business skills in New Orleans’ music industry

  New Orleans has long been a music Mecca, but it has surprisingly little infrastructure for the business side of the industry. To help fill this gap, two hip-hop entrepreneurs have been sharing the gospel of copyright and licensing with local musicians and producers.

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