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Harshawn Ratanpal/KBIAMissouri farmers learned strategies for hiring efficiency and cost management as visa delays and workforce gaps strain local agriculture. -
Sky Chadde/Investigate MidwestA fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves.
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Fall has arrived and so have many of its traditions. For some, this is the season to go apple picking, to go out on a hayride, to spend a Saturday raking… -
Farmers and other agricultural sector workers are considered essential under Missouri's new stay-at-home order, but in some ways they are more vulnerable… -
A Missouri farmer is accused of marketing $140 million worth of non-organic corn, soybeans and wheat as organic over a 7½ year period.The U.S. attorney's… -
Parts of Missouri are so dry that corn crops are suffering and hay for cattle is in short supply, as water becomes increasingly scarce.Missouri has had… -
Pesticide drift during the 2017 growing was historic -- about 3.6 million acres of soybeans were damaged by the weed killer dicamba. The Environmental… -
In an effort to empower more rural Missouri farmers, the Department of Agriculture is prepared to eliminate more than 1,200 rules and regulations…
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No matter how far fruits or vegetables travel, whether they’re grown organically or conventionally, they’re packed with vitamins, minerals and other… -
Pesticide drift during the 2017 growing was historic -- about 3.6 million acres of soybeans were damaged by the weed killer dicamba. The Environmental…
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Farmers depend on productive, sustainable land, clean water and air and healthy animals to make a living. To help create those conditions and protect... -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts consumers will be paying less for beef, pork, lamb, chicken and turkey in early 2018 than at the start of…
