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Making Connections for the Future of Farming

Farmer Networks Prove to Be Increasingly Important for the Passage of Land and Knowledge

by Cami Koons

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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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A Buy-Local Seed Germinates Among KC Florists

Like Produce, A Sustainable Bouquet Can Come From Local Farms

by Cami Koons

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Preventing the Next Dust Bowl

Kansas Farmers Embrace Cover Crops to Support Sustainability

by Cami Koons

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Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism

Picking Berries is Good for You and Local Farmers

by Cami Koons

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Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction

Putting Conservation On Your Dinner Plate

by Jill Wendholt Silva

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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

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‘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

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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

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Big Mood Swings Down on the Farm

Optimism Jumps With Big Crop, Higher Prices and Government Checks

by Jacob Douglas

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farming

Making Connections for the Future of Farming

Farmer Networks Prove to Be Increasingly Important for the Passage of Land and Knowledge

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

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

A Buy-Local Seed Germinates Among KC Florists

Like Produce, A Sustainable Bouquet Can Come From Local Farms

Preventing the Next Dust Bowl

Kansas Farmers Embrace Cover Crops to Support Sustainability

Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism

Picking Berries is Good for You and Local Farmers

Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction

Putting Conservation On Your Dinner Plate

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.

‘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.

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

Christmas Tree farms are selling out faster than normal in 2020

Big Mood Swings Down on the Farm

Optimism Jumps With Big Crop, Higher Prices and Government Checks

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