Anna Pope
Reporter, KOSUI cover agriculture and rural affairs for KOSU and Harvest Public Media.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, I grew up listening to KOSU in the car or in my family’s farm work truck. In 2023, I joined the station as a corps member for Report For America, a GroundTruth initiative placing emerging journalists in newsrooms across the country, and graduated from the program in 2025.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism from Oklahoma State University. After graduating, I covered the impact of population growth as an RFA corps member for KUAF in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
My work has been recognized with awards including a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for my reporting on the 2024 tornado in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
You can reach me at anna@kosu.org.
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Food safety experts say contaminated water in farm fields is a likely culprit. But questions still remain about the current outbreak. -
A preliminary court order reinstated federal grants largely helping Black, Indigenous, veteran and immigrant farmers access land, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut earlier this year. Now, organizations are cautiously moving forward with their projects. -
Many states face a fast approaching deadline to lower their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates or shoulder some of the federal program’s benefit costs. Food security groups worry this and other changes brought on by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could result in people losing aid. -
Congressional lawmakers are looking to add rotisserie chicken to the list of foods people can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Currently, the program excludes hot and pre-prepared foods. -
Every spring, high school students from across the country travel to Oklahoma for the National Land and Range Judging Contest. The three-day event tests their knowledge of land and soil. -
Farm organizations were in different stages of a grant process when the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut dozens of projects to help underserved farmers access land and capital. Agriculture leaders say the termination deals a blow to future farmers. -
Refugees and other immigrants are no longer eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as states implement a federal rule change. The restriction is one of many moves that has made it harder for immigrants to access federal benefits.
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After an Oklahoma man was killed by a tiger at his preserve last year, the incident put a spotlight on safety risks of owning big cats. Some animal welfare advocates say federal regulations don’t go far enough to protect these animals and the people interacting with them. -
Federal data found that millions of people struggled to get enough food in 2024. The report will be the final publication of such data after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will scrap the annual hunger survey. -
Producers across the central U.S. are facing high input costs as the trade war puts crop markets in an uncertain position. Agriculture economists say they’re watching tariffs and the cattle industry — which has boosted income for some farmers.
