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Sarah Schlafly isn’t squeamish when it comes to eating insects.For her, crickets are just “land shrimp.”The St. Louis-based entrepreneur co-founded Mighty…
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A stand of trees in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri looks a little more sparse than what is often depicted in a forest. The trees are eight...
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While much of the farm bill draft mirrors current law, there is a major change coming for farmers: Industrial hemp will be legalized. Forestry and food stamps became sticking points.
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Students at Ferguson-Florissant schools will see more locally grown produce in their lunches this year, after winning a Farm to School grant from the U.S.…
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U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, Mo., is sponsoring legislation she says will allow some school districts to avoid a federal requirement to…
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A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the number of Missouri households threatened by hunger has grown over the…
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Updated with comments from McCaskill conference call.The entire state of Missouri is now a federal agriculture disaster area.Seventeen of the state's…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2012 - Friday, I took a hike down to the stream at the bottom of our country property in…
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The U.S. Forest Service has released a final environmental impact statement for its new management plan for the nation's public forests.The new Forest…
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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…