Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. Expand ...

On the Hopi Reservation, most farmers rely on the rain to grow crops. Their seeds are adapted to dryland farming, but the prolonged drought has reduced harvests. Only about 15 percent of Hopis on the ...

Arizona’s dry farming holds lessons for food production where a harsh climate is stretching water supplies. TUCSON, Arizona — Gardening textbooks say to plant corn seeds 2 inches deep, where the soil ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. In September 2020, the Hopi Tribe’s four-decade effort to secure its right to water ...

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...