Elizabeth Rembert
Reporter, Nebraska Public MediaI cover food, agriculture and rural communities for Harvest Public Media. I’m based at Nebraska Public Media in Lincoln, Nebraska.
I’m a born-and-raised Nebraskan, from a rural community in the northeast part of the state. My family’s farm gave me an early perspective on how agriculture’s impact on food, culture, the environment, the economy … the list goes on.
I studied journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated in 2019. I spent a little over two years with Bloomberg News in New York City before returning home to report on Midwest stories full time.
If you have story ideas for me or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out via email erembert@nebraskapublicmedia.org or follow me on Twitter @Ekrembert.
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While food prices won’t rise as sharply in 2023, they could still increase about 8% over last year’s rates, according to forecasts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
Rural America is not known for its public transportation. But as its residents get older faster than their urban counterparts, the need is increasing. Some communities are finding ways to provide rides.
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Accurate weather information is important for farmers, emergency responders and researchers managing extreme conditions. But many monitoring networks are limited by unstable, patchwork funding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinforced oversight on organic certification and enforcement to prevent mislabeled products, in what advocates are calling the biggest update in decades.
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High prices for products like eggs and grain are expected to lead to a record windfall for farmers this year, overcoming drought, bird flu and costly inputs. But the profit margin is thinner for small producers and those hit hard by dry conditions.
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Think of this year’s drought as a sort of dress rehearsal to consider the drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.
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American farming increasingly relies on software to keep the U.S. the world’s top food producer. But all that reliance on code-driven machinery has drawn ransomware attacks that could prove particularly devastating during harvest.
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The national battle against abortion has reached small local governments. Towns in Iowa, Nebraska and Texas have banned abortion within their borders, even if they don’t have a clinic. But in one community, that effort could interrupt abortion access for the entire region.
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Fatima Larios grew up on California’s central coast. Her softball teammates at Chadron State College in Nebraska quickly caught on to her bright spirit and positive impact on others. Years later, her family says the school has quietly tried to distance itself from her death by suicide.
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Mount Rushmore and the Great Lakes are a couple of the Midwest’s tourism magnets, but some states have to work against their reputations to attract visitors. They’re getting creative by highlighting amenities that can be a bit off the beaten path.
