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“It used to be that you could talk over the fence with your neighbors about what they were working on,” says farmer Darren Yanke. “But farmers today have less and less neighbors. We all have more ground to cover than we used to.” 🚜🌽 🌱💧 Through One Good Idea — a farmer-to-farmer platform supported by mini-grants and storytelling — farmers like Darren are helping others adopt conservation practices that improve land, water, and profitability. ➡️ Read more about how farmers are using One Good Idea: https://ow.ly/wNoR50XbeFy

Host Ruxandra (Rux) Guidi and her reporting team wrap up their trip in the Solomon Islands on the Season 6 finale of The Catch, a podcast from FP and the Walton Family Foundation. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/efA7UNed

What does it take to close the edtech talent gap? 💻🏫 Next week at #EDTECHWEEK, our Education Program Officer Michele Leardo joins the session “Bridging the EdTech Talent Gap: Collaborative Solutions for a Technical Bottleneck” to share how collaborative strategies can make technical expertise more accessible and get more big ideas off the ground. 👋 Attending EdTech Week? Learn more and join the panel on October 21st at 3pm: https://ow.ly/NBiq50XaHW7

“The Delta’s future must be written by those who live its story every day.” The Delta isn’t lacking in creativity or ambition. It’s lacking infrastructure, access and, most importantly, belief from the outside. In a new op-ed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, our Home Region Program Director Robert Burns and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation board chair Cedric Williams call on us to listen to Delta voices, invest in Delta ideas and stand with Delta communities. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/fqij50XaEzu

What can birds tell us about the health of our oceans? Find out on a new episode of The Catch, a podcast from FP and the Walton Family Foundation, as host Ruxandra (Rux) Guidi and the reporting team continue their trip in the Solomon Islands: https://lnkd.in/ducg_zpn

What do beavers have to do with climate resilience? A lot, actually. 🦫🌱 “The natural infrastructure beavers build can really help... Every one of these wetlands is like a speed bump for the water.” — Emily Fairfax, Asst. Prof. at the University of Minnesota Nature’s engineers are helping keep water on the land longer, supporting healthier ecosystems. 💧 🔗 Watch the full PBS News special: https://ow.ly/Qh8m50X16ir

We don’t have to choose between engineering and nature. 🌱🌊 Maj. Gen. Kimberly Peeples of the US Army Corps of Engineers shares how natural systems are informing infrastructure solutions along the Mississippi River. 🎥 Watch the full PBS News special: https://ow.ly/oA1q50X162W

New research from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation reveals a powerful connection between workplace satisfaction and the support teachers receive. 🟢 77% of teachers who have the instructional materials they need are satisfied with their schools. 🔴 That number drops to just 44% when teachers don’t have what they need. This national report also highlights the critical — but underused — role of collaborative planning, peer observation, and teacher voice in professional development. The data affirms what many educators already know: when teachers are supported, students benefit. 🔗 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/e8PCfHZT

What if flood protection also meant cleaner drinking water — and more resilient local economies? 🌊🤝 Missouri State Rep. Colin Wellenkamp explains why nature-based infrastructure isn’t just about preventing floods — it also supports tourism, water quality, and $164 billion in U.S. exports. 🎥 Watch the full recent special from PBS News: https://ow.ly/J8jm50X11cM