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Posts Tagged ‘Rural Affairs’

Who Is the Rural Voter? Book Builds on Old Themes to Create New Understanding

By | January 17, 2024 | 1
Storm clouds form over grain bins.

With the help of the largest ever survey of rural voters, two political scientists explore the sources of division between rural and urban America.

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Boom or Bubble? High Farmland Prices Encourage Investors, Concern Farmers

By | January 3, 2024 | 0
Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer in Missouri. He sold his roughly 700-acre farm in the fall, moving to a smaller property in the area.

Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.

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Rural Rebirth: ‘There’s Always Something Going On’ in Baldwin City 

By | October 18, 2023 | 1
a banner hangs over the entrance to downtown Baldwin City. It reads "Welcome to the Maple Leaf Festival"

Baldwin City went from “sleepy” 20 years ago to a vibrant community thanks to some dedicated locals. Its Maple Leaf Festival will draw thousands this weekend.

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Grain Belt Express Wins Final Approval in Missouri

By | October 13, 2023 | 0
The Green Belt Express will create clean energy power lines in Kansas and Missouri.

Regulators have given final approval to the owners of the Grain Belt Express transmission line to drop off thousands of megawatts of clean energy in Missouri. 

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Poor Regulatory Safeguards Leave Farmworkers Suffocating in the Face of Increasing Heat Waves

By | September 4, 2023 | 0
Farmworkers take a quick break in a field in southeastern Iowa.

A fifth of reported heat-related deaths are agricultural workers. Advocates are calling attention to the impact of climate change on this group from heat waves.

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