Articles by Staff Writer Ayurella Horn-Muller
Ayurella Horn-Muller is a staff writer at Grist, where she covers food and agriculture. Prior to that, she reported for Axios and Climate Central, and produced broadcast news at WPLG. Her reporting has won multiple honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Green Eyeshade Awards and she has completed media fellowships with the Society of Environmental Journalists, Metcalf Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Oregon State University. She is the author of Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South.
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![A man stands looking out in the distance on his farm]()
The $20B question hanging over America’s struggling farmers
Extreme weather wiped out billions in crops last year — but most federal aid may end up going to the wrong farms.
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![A man walks in front of the USDA building in Washington]()
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Farmers are reeling from Trump’s attacks on agricultural research
A "rollercoaster" of funding cuts and layoffs have gutted critical agricultural research projects across the nation.
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‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world
The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.
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![digital collage of hands holding a grocery receipt surrounded by a bottle of tequila, avocado, maple syrup, lime, beer, and chocolate]()
![digital collage of hands holding a grocery receipt surrounded by a bottle of tequila, avocado, maple syrup, lime, beer, and chocolate]()
What Trump’s escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill
Climate change and bird flu are already driving up food prices. Trump's tariffs are about to make it worse.
