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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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KC Residents Will Soon Be Able to Throw Away Twice as Much Trash. How Will it Affect Recycling?

By | May 1, 2024 | 0
New Kansas City trash carts on a truck.

Kansas City is about to replace trash bags with bins. But the convenience of a lidded trash bin may come at a cost for the environment.

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Harvesting Change | Growing Roots in the KC Food System 

By | April 25, 2024 | 0
A woman in a black sweater stands in a greenhouse and holds a tray of fennel seedlings.

The New Roots farmer training program is a four-year apprenticeship with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Cultivate KC.  

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A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

By | April 23, 2024 | 4
An eastern red cedar catches fire. Controlled fires, such as this one on grassland managed by Kansas State University scientists, are needed to save prairies from becoming woodland and shrubland.

A “Green Glacier” is grinding across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

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Linda Hezel Harvests the Many Fruits of Her Labor

By | April 19, 2024 | 0
A garden scene at Prairie Birthday Farm.

Linda Hezel, steward of Prairie Birthday Farm, has spent decades growing nutrient dense food while promoting biodiversity and regenerative farming practices.

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