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Agriculture
5:35 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Seed companies fight to maintain independence

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

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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Under the Microscope
6:58 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

The science behind genetically modified seeds

Credit Amy Mayer / Harvest Public Media
Researchers at DuPont Pioneer’s facility near Des Moines, Iowa, test these varieties of corn.

This week, we’ll hear from Harvest Public Media’s Science of the Seed Series.

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