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Who Regulates the Food We Eat?

Producers and Politicians Scrap Over Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall’s EATS Act

by Cami Koons

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Drink Green Juice, Save a Donkey

Local Juice Brand and Donkey Rescue Program Expand

by Multiple Reporters

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Missouri Cattle Producers Slash Herds Amid Worsening Drought

‘All The Grass is Gone’

by Cami Koons

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Missouri Farmers Embrace Practices to Protect Waterways

Sustainable Methods Are Good For the Farmer and the Planet

by Cami Koons

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A Lawrence Farmer’s Innovative Approach to Food Security

What Happens If We Fund Food Production, Rather Than Consumption?

by Cami Koons

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With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas

U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates wheat production will fall 20% compared with last year

by Allison Kite

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With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of mostly inaction from Kansas leaders, the state’s approach to water conservation might finally be starting to shift.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

Farmers Are Getting Paid for Sequestering Carbon to Even Out Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Cami Koons

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‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country.

by Multiple Reporters

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