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farming
News & Issues

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

News & Issues

A Buy-Local Seed Germinates Among KC Florists

Like Produce, A Sustainable Bouquet Can Come From Local Farms

by Cami Koons

News & Issues

Preventing the Next Dust Bowl

Kansas Farmers Embrace Cover Crops to Support Sustainability

by Cami Koons

News & Issues

Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism

Picking Berries is Good for You and Local Farmers

by Cami Koons

Eats & Drinks

Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction

Putting Conservation On Your Dinner Plate

by Jill Wendholt Silva

News & Issues

As Regulations Vanish, One Missouri County is Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate

The state eliminated local control over large animal feeding operations. Some rural residents want that power back.

by Mallory Daily, for the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

News & Issues

‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s Moves to Force Dicamba on Farmers

Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.

by Johnathan Hettinger

News & Issues

Shivered Timbers: Cold Season Brings Surging Demand for Firewood and Real Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree farms are selling out faster than normal in 2020

by Jacob Douglas

News & Issues

Big Mood Swings Down on the Farm

Optimism Jumps With Big Crop, Higher Prices and Government Checks

by Jacob Douglas