Farmers, Antitrust Activists Are Worried That Big Ag Is Only Getting Bigger
Like most farmers, Mark Nelson, who grows corn, soybeans and wheat near Louisburg, Kan., is getting squeezed. He's paying three times more for seed than he used to, while his corn sells for less than...
View ArticleWaste, Families Left Behind As Nuclear Plants Close
A drive 30 minutes north of Omaha, Neb., leads to the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. It's full of new equipment. There's a white concrete box building that's still under construction. It's licensed...
View ArticleGreensburg Is Shiny And New, But Struggling To Bring In People
Copyright 2017 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When the sun came up 10 years ago this morning, residents of Greensburg, Kan., got their first good look at the aftermath...
View ArticleFormer Field Hands Spearheading Relief For Florida Migrant Workers
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: OK, over to Florida now - people in parts of that state are still reeling from Hurricane Irma, and that would include migrant farm...
View ArticleBattered By Irma, Florida Fishermen Pin Their Hopes On Stone Crab Season
On Florida's Marathon Key, lobster boats pull up to the docks in the afternoon, same as they would on any September day. But this year, instead of hauling in thousands of valuable spiny lobsters , most...
View ArticleU.S. Farmers Likely To Be Among Hardest Hit By Chinese Tariffs
In response to the Trump administration's threats to place tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods, China has threatened to sanction $50 billion in U.S. exports, including airplanes, cars and...
View ArticleTariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers
It's no secret that the Internet has been hammering newspapers. Ad sales and subscriptions have been falling for years. Now, there's a new problem — the actual paper newspapers are printed on just got...
View ArticleAs Rural Towns Lose Population, They Can Learn To 'Shrink Smart'
Just outside tiny Sheffield, Iowa, a modern steel and glass office building has sprung up next to a cornfield. Behind it, there's a plant that employs almost 700 workers making Sukup brand steel grain...
View ArticleHow The Agency That Gave Us 'Government Cheese' May Aid U.S. Farmers
Copyright 2018 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Trade disputes with China, Mexico and Canada threaten to slash U.S. food exports by billions and hit farm income hard....
View ArticleLivestock Industries' Wishlist: No Dead Animal, No 'Meat' On The Label
Copyright 2018 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Major changes underway in the meat industry that's causing cattle ranchers and slaughterhouses, meat-eaters and regulators to...
View ArticleLab-Grown Meat Draws Big Investors — And Big Opposition
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The meat industry may be on the cusp of a major revolution. As we reported yesterday, new plant-based products that taste, look and...
View ArticleBig Beef Prepares For Battle, As Interest Grows In Plant-Based And Lab-Grown...
The U.S. meat industry is gigantic, with roughly $200 billion a year in sales, and getting larger. But the industry faces emerging threats on two fronts: plant-based meat substitutes and actual meat...
View ArticleThe End Is Near For 3.2 Beer
For many decades now, the only beer you could buy in Kansas grocery and convenience stores was limited to 3.2 percent alcohol. But on Monday, that 3.2 beer became a thing of the past. "It's a big step...
View ArticleLosses Continue To Mount After Recent Midwest Flooding
Copyright 2019 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in the United States, the devastating floods in the Midwest last month caused billions of dollars in damage, and those...
View ArticleDeadly Tornadoes Strike Midwest
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Several tornadoes struck the Midwest last night, leaving three people dead in Missouri and several structures damaged in the state capital...
View ArticleLouisiana Cleanup Underway As Barry Moves North
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Barry hit Louisiana this weekend with 75-mile-an-hour winds and lots of rain. It was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm, and...
View ArticleFarmers React With Mix Of Relief And Worry To Tentative China Trade Deal
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A tentative deal that eases trade restrictions with China seems like great news for farmers. They've been pummeled by the trade war. But some...
View ArticleThe Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Loosening Links In The Supply Chain
Fast-moving viruses come with a cruel twist. They tend to hammer hardest at people on the front lines of defense, making the rest of us that much more vulnerable. Truckers, warehouse workers and cargo...
View ArticleStates Without Coronavirus Lockdown Orders Are Under Scrutiny
Copyright 2020 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most people in the United States by now have been ordered to stay at home - most but not all. Although most states have...
View ArticleAs Pandemic Hits Colleges' Finances, Small Town May Be Affected Too
Copyright 2020 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . NOEL KING, HOST: The pandemic has been devastating college finances, and some of them are even on the brink of closing. What does that mean for...
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