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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China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining U.S. farmers for decades to come
Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports —from Santos to Chancay — reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.
The Desk goes to the National Association of Science Writers conference
Participating in national conferences gives us the chance to learn and lead.
Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying?
The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers but that won’t cover all their losses.
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As Farmers Face Trade Wars and Inflation, Calls to Mental Health Hotlines Rise
As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline
The duck hunters in the “poor line” pay into wetland conservation
In Missouri, the daily drawings at the poor line are crucial to prevent overcrowding. But they also help protect the state’s wetlands and the migratory birds that depend on them along the Mississippi Flyway. Desk reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate explains.
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As cover crop use grows, efforts arise to help farmers stick with the practice
Cost, logistics, and limited funding are reasons farmers might quit using cover crops. Desk reporter Olivia Cohen explains efforts to help them stick with it.
Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by
Tariffs and trade impacts across the Basin
Local stories on trade and tariff-related issues from Arkansas to Iowa
As cover crop use grows, many farmers struggle to commit to the practice
Experts say cost, logistics, and limited state funding could all be contributing to disadoption of cover crop use.
How the Basin utilizes SNAP benefits
Local stories on SNAP impacts during the government shutdown, as food banks see increased demand, and some step up to help their neighbors