Esther Honig
As a reporter for Harvest Public Media, I travel throughout northern Colorado, and parts of Wyoming and Nebraska to cover agriculture and rural issues.
I’m originally from Colorado and moved back after a nine year hiatus to work for KUNC. Previously, I spent two years reporting on the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio for the NPR affiliate in Columbus.
I got my start in radio journalism while attending college in Bay Area, where I earned a degree in Spanish, Latin American Studies.
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Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates.
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The Agriculture Department says it'll spend up to $12 billion as a short-term fix for the effects that foreign tariffs are having on American farmers. Many farmers prefer a more lasting solution.
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Large-animal vets ensure the health of cows, pigs and horses, but they're also the first line of defense against diseases that can spread from animals to humans — so a shortage leaves producers, and global markets, vulnerable to devastating outbreaks.
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The scarcity of rural vets, who are the first line of defense against diseases that can spread from animals to humans, means sick and infected animals could increasingly go untested.
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Fearing deportation, some families eligible for SNAP would rather face food insecurity than risk enrolling in the program. Food pantries are stepping up to help unauthorized immigrants feel safe.
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As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don't use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.
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In more than a dozen U.S. states, laws prohibit pregnant teens from getting epidural anesthesia during labor, or even some kinds of prenatal treatment, without a parent's consent.
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Ohio is one of 13 states without a policy allowing a minor to consent, on her own, to pregnancy-linked health care. That means teens who go into labor are sometimes denied epidurals.
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"When I first heard that [the suspect] was Somali, I mean my stomach did fall," another Somali student said. "Not just because of what happened today, but because of what will happen tomorrow."