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Rural Affairs

Do We Have a Bid? Auctions Sell Produce by the Lot 

By | June 6, 2024 | 0
A crowd of people gather in the background of an image, taken down a row of boxes, low to the ground. The boxes are full of yellow and red tomatoes and read "Missouri Grown" and "Fresh Missouri Produce"

Produce auctions in Missouri and Kansas allow wholesale buyers to shop local, offering a key link in the food distribution chain.

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Report: Rural America Produces Greenhouse Gasses on Behalf of Urban and Suburban Areas

By | June 4, 2024 | 0
Evergy's Lawrence Energy Center.

At least 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. come from rural America, but they’re mostly used to produce energy and food for urban and suburban areas. 

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Bayer Pushes Roundup Protection Bill in Missouri 

By | May 15, 2024 | 1
A billboard with a farmer holding a laptop in rows of a crop. Text on the billboard reads "Don't let weeds win" and "takecontrolmissouri.com"

Bayer and the Modern Ag Alliance are pushing Missouri to pass a bill saying EPA labeling for farm chemicals like Roundup satisfies warning label requirements.  

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Early Morning Calls. Barren Chicken Barns. Millions in Debt.

By | May 14, 2024 | 0
Timothy Bundren's chicken barns are all standing empty since Tyson canceled his growing contract last year.

After Tyson Foods closed four meatpacking plants in the Midwest, some contract chicken farmers faced business ruin. Here are their stories.

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Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought 

By | May 3, 2024 | 0
Two hoop barns covered in white tarp are filled with a small amount of round hay bales.

Missouri and Kansas remain in drought conditions. Meteorologists and water experts are working to figure out what producers should expect this growing season.  

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