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5:16 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

GM animals; tax day for farmers

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Over the last year or so, at least 20 states have introduced bills that would require labeling of genetically modified food. The common point of contention is the pervasiveness of grains that have had their DNA altered. But some of these proposed laws – including one in Missouri – take aim specifically at genetically engineered meat or fish. And that got Harvest Public Media’s Abbie Fentress Swanson wondering: How close are we to actually eating genetically engineered animals? What she found out might surprise you.

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Agriculture
10:36 am
Mon April 1, 2013

MU scientist plays key role in new GE salmon

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The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to approve AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon for the U.S. market.
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These fillets are from genetically engineered salmon.
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These pig cells are part of the research being done by University of Missouri genetic engineer Kevin Wells. Wells, a national expert on the genetic engineering of animals, prefers not to have his photo taken because his work is so controversial.
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Kevin Wells has been genetically engineering animals for 24 years.

“It’s sort of like a jigsaw puzzle,” said Wells recently as he walked through his lab at the University of Missouri - Columbia. “You take DNA apart and put it back together in different orders, different orientations.”

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Agriculture
4:46 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

Field Notes: The aftermath of a grain explosion

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Bartlett Grain Co. rebuilt the greain elevator that exploded in 2011 in Atchison, Kan.
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This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production.

Who knew storing grain could be so dangerous?

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Agriculture
9:48 am
Fri March 29, 2013

There's a burning problem at the Bridgeton Landfill - it stinks, but is it unsafe?

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Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 7:29 am

Things have been heating up at the Bridgeton Landfill, a few miles west of the St. Louis airport.

Whether you call it an underground fire, a smoldering event, or just a chemical reaction, it’s causing temperatures inside the landfill to reach well over 200 degrees.

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10:02 am
Thu March 28, 2013

Newscast for March 28, 2013

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Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

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