A fast spreading, crop destroying weed may be coming to the farms near you. Palmer amaranth, which has plagued southern …
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By Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media Agriculture Jul. 31, 2014 3:17 pm4154d ago
A fast spreading, crop destroying weed may be coming to the farms near you. Palmer amaranth, which has plagued southern …
Orlan Love News Jul. 25, 2014 1:00 am4160d ago
Iowa farmers quickly snapped up the $1.4 million in cost share funds the state made available last week to help …
By J. Taylor Rushing, correspondent News Jul. 23, 2014 10:00 pm4162d ago
WASHINGTON – The war of words between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Iowa’s agricultural interests is heating up – …
Orlan Love News Jul. 21, 2014 9:27 pm4164d ago
Basing his prediction on a pending lab result, State Forester Paul Tauke said last week that another emerald ash borer …
By J.T. Rushing, correspondent Federal Government Jul. 21, 2014 1:00 am4164d ago
WASHINGTON – It’s the rule that some farmers love to hate. The Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., again has …
By Luke Runyon, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jul. 16, 2014 3:45 pm4169d ago
A furry beast, a brave rider and a roaring crowd make up the list of ingredients for the Western rodeo …
By Luke Runyon, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jul. 16, 2014 2:51 pm4169d ago
Colorado already draws thousands of visitors each year for skiing, hiking, beer drinking and, most recently, marijuana sampling. In 2012, …
By Sean Powers, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jul. 15, 2014 12:38 pm4170d ago
With farm to table restaurants springing up left and right, cooks are having to go beyond the grocery store. That’s why …
News Jul. 15, 2014 1:00 am4170d ago
Big ag data, a catch phrase describing the aggregation and analysis of the vast stores of digital information generated by …
By Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jul. 10, 2014 12:07 pm4175d ago
Global hunger has no easy answer. But as part of a partnership with the federal government calledFeed the Future, researchers …
By Rick Fredericksen, Iowa Public Radio
Agriculture Jul. 10, 2014 11:23 am4175d ago
When it opened in 1914, the Panama Canal introduced the harvest from Midwest farms to the world and helped link …
News Jul. 10, 2014 9:36 pm4175d ago
MARION – Linn County farmers showed some of the ways they are reducing the flow of nutrients into surface waters …
By Ariana Brocious, NET Nebraska
Agriculture Jul. 2, 2014 5:00 pm4183d ago
Much of the Midwest and the Plains have been battling drought for years. And the current winter wheat crop looks …
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