Abby Wendle
Reporter
Abby Wendle is a Harvest Public Media reporter. She's based at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Ill.
Stories by Abby Wendle
Concerns remain over super chemical meant to fight super weeds
Farmers engaged in an epic struggle with “superweeds” – weeds that don’t die even when sprayed with herbicide – are looking for help from a new super chemical that’s about to hit the market. Currently the last line of defense against weeds not felled by other herbicides, the new chemical could be defeated if it…
Tougher times put young farmers’ dreams on hold
Grant Curtis remembers the day he went shopping for his first tractor. “It was an eye opening experience,” he said. “Walking into a dealership, getting the prices, walking back to the bank and pleading my case. Saying, ‘I want to get back to the farm, but I need a way to do that.’” Curtis, in…
At harvest, corn huskers still pick by hand
Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its stalk with his left and threw it over his shoulder into a wagon rolling alongside him. Every other second, the corn hit the floor…
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