John Flesher

AP Environmental Writer

Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor

Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor

September 3, 2026

Ferrero Restores Wonka Candy Brand

September 23, 2026

Workers collect garlic from a farm on the banks of the Kok River in Tha Ton, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2026.

Worsening El Nino Threatens Asia With Drought — Potentially Raising Food Prices Globally

September 22, 2026

Merlot grapes hang on a vine at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026.

California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Wine Demand Drops

September 22, 2026

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Addressing data quality, difficulty of use, and governance concerns for AI in core finance and accounting applications.

September 3, 2026

Undated photo of a northern long-eared bat.

Climate Change, Disease Imperil North American Bats

Bats give the nation's agriculture a $3.7 billion annual boost by gobbling crop-destroying insects.

April 17, 2023

Pigs eat from a trough at the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm in Las Vegas, April 2, 2019. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways. EPA has not revised its rules dealing with the nation's largest animal operations — which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and cattle — since 2008. The agency said in 2021 it planned no changes but announced Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, that it had reconsidered in response to an environmental group's lawsuit.

EPA Considers Tougher Rules on Livestock Pollution

Runoff of waste and fertilizers from the operations — and from croplands where manure is spread — fouls streams, rivers and lakes.

January 24, 2023

A lake trout swims in Lake Superior off Isle Royale, Mich., Sept. 12, 2018.

Michigan, Native Tribes Reach New Great Lakes Fishing Deal

The proposal would extend oversight in areas covered by an 1836 treaty.

December 13, 2022

Undated photo of a northern long-eared bat.

Bat Species Devastated by Fungus Listed as Endangered

Bats are believed to give U.S. agriculture an annual boost of $3 billion by gobbling pests and pollinating some plants.

November 29, 2022

Carp processed at Two Rivers Fisheries, Wickliffe, Ky., Feb. 11, 2020.

From Carp to 'Copi'

An unpopular fish gets a makeover.

June 23, 2022

In a March 11 photo, potato farmer Brian Sackett watches as potatoes are moved from a storage bin at his farm in Mecosta, Mich.

As Planet Warms, Crop Storage Challenges Increase

The window for unrefrigerated storage for growers of potatoes, apples, peanuts and lettuce will likely shrink by more than two weeks by mid-century.

March 26, 2021

In this Oct. 31, 2018 photo, hogs feed in a pen in a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, on the Gary Sovereign farm, in Lawler, IA.

Factory Farms Provide Abundant Food, But Environment Suffers

The spread of corporate animal farms is turning neighbor against neighbor in town halls and courtrooms.

February 6, 2020

Sludge

Tainted Sewage Spread on Croplands

While the sludge offers farmers a cheap source of fertilizer, there long have been concerns about contaminants in the material.

September 12, 2019

Fda

FDA Finds Broad Contamination

The FDA found PFAs in everything from grocery store meats and seafood to an off-the-shelf chocolate cake.

June 3, 2019