Farmers and ag groups in the Midwest say the U.S. river system needs an upgrade, and they’re hopeful it will …
Agricultural news, updates and trends from The Gazette.
By Rich Egger, Tri States Public Radio Agriculture Jul. 2, 2014 3:38 pm4183d ago
Farmers and ag groups in the Midwest say the U.S. river system needs an upgrade, and they’re hopeful it will …
By Rich Egger, Tri States Public Radio Agriculture Jun. 25, 2014 10:51 am4190d ago
Farmers and ag groups in the Midwest say the U.S. river system needs an upgrade, and they’re hopeful it will …
By Maria Altman & Veronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio Agriculture Jun. 25, 2014 10:45 am4190d ago
Farmers have been collecting data about their farms for decades. Now all those data are going high-tech. Major agricultural companies …
By Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media Agriculture Jun. 13, 2014 10:42 am4202d ago
Nathan Anderson stops his red pick-up truck alongside a cornfield on his farm near Cherokee, Iowa. The young farmer pulls …
By Peggy Lowe, Harvest Public Media Agriculture Jun. 13, 2014 10:36 am4202d ago
Just who’s to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic? Over the years, the finger has been pointed at parents, video …
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Agriculture Jun. 10, 2014 11:26 am4205d ago
Miscanthus, a relative of sugar cane that looks like bamboo, could be the Midwest’s next energy crop. But in a …
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Agriculture Jun. 10, 2014 11:19 am4205d ago
The U.S. market for foods and beauty products that containhemp is growing, but American manufacturers that use hemp have their …
By Luke Runyon, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jun. 6, 2014 1:56 pm4209d ago
A handful of farmers are set to plant the country’s first hemp crop in decades, despite federal regulations that tightly restrict the …
By Grant Gerlock, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Jun. 6, 2014 1:48 pm4209d ago
The Missouri River burst out of its banks in epic fashion three years ago. The flood covered thousands of acres of land …
Pat Blank, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture May. 23, 2014 10:01 am4223d ago
Farmers all over the country are using hydroponic technology to grow produce indoors, year-round, in nutrient rich water. And fish farmers around …
Luke Runyon, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture May. 23, 2014 9:50 am4223d ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to green light a proposal that would allow imports of fresh beef from certain sections of …
Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture May. 20, 2014 11:20 am4226d ago
The smell of baking dinner rolls fills the kitchen at Decorah High School in northeast Iowa. As two kitchen workers …
Jeremy Bernfeld, Harvest Public Media
Agriculture May. 20, 2014 11:10 am4226d ago
Farm stands and farmers markets remain really important for many local farmers, but U.S. consumers barely buy any food directly …
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