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Four women own and operate Heartfelt Alpaca Creations in Columbia, Missouri. Three of the women, Mary Licklider, Linda Coats, and Diane Peckham, all…
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In an effort to turn away from chemical pesticides, which have the potential to damage the environment, some farmers are looking in a new direction in the…
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John Sam Williamson has been a farmer for more than 50 years. He knows his five grain bins stocked with corn and soybeans very well, but he also knows the…
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Many Mexican migrant farmworkers are heading home at the end of apple picking season this October. Sixty-one year-old Maria Zavala is one of them.For the…
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Generations of tilling and planting on the same land have left the nation’s soil in poor shape. And if farmers don’t change the way they grow crops,…
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Nilvio Aquino weaves through a tangled jungle of marijuana plants at an indoor grow facility in Denver.“Throw your nose in there. It’s nice and pungent,”…
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Farmers and agriculture officials are gearing up for another round of bird flu this fall, an outbreak they fear could be worse than the devastating spring…
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In order to grow massive amounts of corn and soybeans, two crops at the center of the U.S. food system, farmers in the Midwest typically apply hundreds of…
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When Samantha Schumer went out on a farm visiting family members, she was always terrified of cows. So when she knew she had to take science class in her…
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A bill aimed at bolstering Missouri's agricultural industry is headed to the governor.Missouri senators on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of the…