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12:46 pm
Wed April 24, 2013

MU researchers offer farmers tips to improve soil

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Olson planted a cover crop of oats to hold this flooded soil in place, but even weeds are growing poorly.
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By Chris Long

After the historic drought last year, farmers realized more than ever the importance of drought resistant soil.

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Agriculture
1:58 pm
Tue April 23, 2013

Want To Forage In Your City? There's A Map For That

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Falling Fruit tells you where you can pick peaches and other foods free for the taking around the world.
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Jeff Wanner stands among the 500 pounds of apples he picked from neighborhood trees in a couple of hours with Falling Fruit co-founder Ethan Welty in Boulder, Colo., last fall.
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A screenshot of the Falling Fruit interactive map
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Originally published on Wed April 24, 2013 10:25 am

If you really love your peaches and want to shake a tree, there's a map to help you find one. That goes for veggies, nuts, berries and hundreds of other edible plant species, too.

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Agriculture
5:35 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Seed companies fight to maintain independence

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A robotic arm loads seed bags onto pallets for shipment at Burrus Seed Company, an independent seed company in rural Illinois.
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By Bill Wheelhouse

The window in Tom Burrus’ office gives him a good look at the wide expanse of Illinois River bottomland where his company produces seed corn for farmers across Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin.

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Agriculture
11:10 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Several Injuries Reported

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A vehicle is seen near the remains of a fertilizer plant burning after an explosion in West, Texas, near Waco. The explosion ripped through the fertilizer plant late Wednesday.
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By Krishnadev Calamur

Originally published on Thu April 18, 2013 3:26 am

Two-Way coverage of the explosion resumes Thursday morning. For more information, please click on the latest AP report.

A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety says an unknown number of people were killed in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Wednesday night.

KWTX TV reports that the explosion at West Fertilizer plant in West, Texas, was reported around 7:50 p.m. The station reports:

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Agriculture
10:18 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Gluten-free by popular demand

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Eliminating certain foods from a diet can be risky, says Paula Vandelicht, a nutritionist at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Columbia, Mo. Among other things, she advises customers about the shortcomings of a gluten-free diet.
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Johnna Perry, who has celiac disease, teaches gluten-free cooking classes in Liberty, Mo. She estimated that half her students are eating gluten-free by choice, not medical necessity.
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The Hy-Vee in Columbia, Mo., sells Betty Crocker gluten-free mixes.
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Six months ago, Kara Welter drastically changed her diet by eliminating food that contains wheat, rye or barley.

“I don’t eat gluten,” said Welter, a 41-year-old marketing executive in Kansas City. “I happened to just try it because I was having stomach issues for years. And it turns out within three days, I stopped having stomach issues.”

Welter’s gluten decision stemmed from what she read online. Medical tests showed that she did not have a gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, the disorder that causes the immune system to reject the gluten.

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