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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 10, 2012 - Crop production across the country is expected to fall to its lowest point in recent…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2012 - The first thing you notice is the hay. Stacks and stacks of it. Big cylindrical…
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Dry conditions are expected to get worse in the coming days, and it will take a whole lot more than scattered thunderstorms to break the drought. “We’re…
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Insect scientists say federal regulators need to take action against a growing pest problem in biotech corn.They say corn rootworm has started to become…
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a local researcher $1.3 million to study the genetics of how corn plants take up nutrients.The ultimate goal…
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DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred International is suing Monsanto for allegedly violating DuPont patents related to corn seed production.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 12, 2011 - Standing outside the Brentwood Whole Foods on a pleasant afternoon, Angie Warfield…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 18, 2011 -WASHINGTON - During the Roaring '20s, auto pioneer Henry Ford called ethanol "the…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting that reserves of corn have hit their lowest level in over 15 years.The high demand for corn could put…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 23, 2008 - Devastating floods along the Mississippi River may have caught most of the media…