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Agriculture
8:36 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Mo. approves 3,700 applications for well projects

Credit Grant Gerlock / Harvest Public Media

Gov. Jay Nixon says Missouri officials have approved more than 3,700 applications totaling $18.7 million to help drought-stricken farmers and ranchers get more water.

The emergency program provides for the state to pay 90 percent of the cost of drilling or deepening a well or expanding an irrigation system. The state's match is capped at $20,000 per project.

Nixon announced the program in late June. Monday was the deadline for farmers and livestock producers to apply.

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All Tech Considered
4:22 pm
Mon August 6, 2012

New Moo-Bile App Helps Keep Cows Cool And Farmers Updated

Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 5:44 pm

When it's hot and humid, you probably don't want to move much and aren't very hungry. The same goes for cows; but when they don't eat, farmers lose money.

Researchers at the University of Missouri think they can help avoid those losses. They've produced a new mobile app that can detect the threat of heat stress in cows using nothing more than a smartphone.

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Under the Microscope
7:01 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

Rethinking crop insurance

Credit Adam Allington / St. Louis Public Radio
A parched corn field in Cass County, Illinois.

This week, we'll hear a report about taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, and find out how a guano harvest could help some penguins.

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Agriculture
6:58 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

Drought forces some to rethink crop insurance

Credit Adam Allington / St. Louis Public Radio
A parched corn field in Cass County, Illinois.

Corn prices surged to a new record high on Monday, as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues to plague more than half the country.

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