Grant Gerlock
Harvest Public Media's reporter at NET News, where he started as Morning Edition host in 2008. He joined Harvest Public Media in July 2012. Grant has visited coal plants, dairy farms, horse tracks and hospitals to cover a variety of stories. Before going to Nebraska, Grant studied mass communication as a grad student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and completed his undergrad at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in southwestern Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor, but has taken up city life in Lincoln, Neb.
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To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.
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President Donald Trump spent the campaign pledging to revive rural communities, where many voters have felt ignored by previous administrations. But...
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Genetically engineered crops are nothing new. But new technology that allows scientists to alter plants more precisely and more cheaply is taking…
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The fruit is one of the first GMOs to be marketed directly to consumers, not at farmers. It's headed to test markets this month. And it's a sign of how the science of genetic engineering is evolving.
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Farmers across the Midwest are trying to figure out how to get by at a time when expected prices for commodities from corn, to wheat, to cattle, to hogs…
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A proposal that would jumpstart the chicken business in Nebraska has some residents concerned about the potential impact on the environment and are trying…
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Members of some Native American tribes are hoping to revive their food and farming traditions by planting the kinds of indigenous crops their ancestors once grew.
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In this series, Harvest Public Media reporters attempt answer your questions about the 2016 presidential election. Rick Leidig of Kansas City, Missouri…
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Living in the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska means understanding that the water in your well may contain high levels of nitrates and may not be…
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When shoppers browse meat at the grocery store they are confronted with all kinds of brands and labels, making it hard to tell whether the meat they buy…