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A University of Missouri plant scientist has launched a website that allows crop producers to track rainfall and the risk of nitrogen loss during the…
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Corn and soybean farmers not only survived last year's epic drought — thanks to crop insurance, they made bigger profits than they would have in a normal year, a new analysis finds. And a big chunk of those profits were provided through taxpayer subsidies.
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Two freshman Congressmen from southern Illinois want the Army Corps of Engineers to start thinking of ways it can coordinate river management to keep…
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The winter storm that dumped several inches of snow and ice across much of Missouri may bring some short-term relief to the state’s drought conditions.
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This week, we'll hear how some winter wheat farmers are faring in the new year, and talk to a researcher that helped set a new ballooning record in…
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2012 was a drought year for the record books. It was the warmest year ever recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, Topeka, Kan., and Columbia, Mo. and the driest…
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The year's dry, hot weather forced aquaculturists to spend a lot more to keep their fish healthy and fed. For US catfish farmers, though, already suffering from competition with Asia, the drought has been an especially hard blow.
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Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.As the year comes to a close, we recap some of the stories that made headlines over…
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Northeast Missouri is popular this time of year for its deer hunting, but many local businesses worried the drought would have a negative effect on the…
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A new report shows that the nation's worst drought in decades is getting worse again, ending an encouraging five-week run of improving conditions.The…