Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
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Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to record warm winter, uncertainty as climate changes
The art of maple syrup production flows through generations of Dan Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the
Billions of cicadas will emerge this spring in the Midwest, Southeast
This spring, billions of cicadas will dig their way out of the soil across most of the Midwest and Southeast,
Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges
Zemua Baptista had dreamed his whole life of becoming a farmer. In late 2019, while still in college, he was
Week of heavy snowfall wallops Midwest, could bring drought relief
Several winter storms have barreled through the Midwest since the start of the year, bringing deep snow and bitter cold.
As extreme weather increasingly threatens crops, study finds taxpayers pay the price
A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s
Lost in translation: How USDA barriers leave immigrant farmers and ranchers behind
Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it
Mississippi River floodwaters swamp upper Midwest
A very wet winter is bringing major spring flooding along the upper Mississippi River. In some communities, the floodwaters are
Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream?
Waves of torrential rainfall drenched California into the new year. Snowpacks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have swelled to more
Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions
The western border of Atchison County, Mo., follows the twisting path of the Missouri River. Acres of corn and soy
Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt
Acres of corn stand tall on both sides of a narrow country road in northwest Indiana. It’s late August