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.
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.
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
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
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.
A tool tracking billion-dollar disasters is back after the Trump administration retired it
It shows that in 2025, approximately $40 billion in damage was caused by severe storms and tornadoes that struck states like Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and others.
As Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines
Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for
Ag department cuts 30-year survey of food insecurity
1007Bill0:00/81×1007Survey0:00/421× The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling a survey that hunger groups use
Iowa monks protect forest while crafting caskets. Federal funds will help them, and others, do more
PEOSTA, IOWA – Whirring saws and buzzing power sanders can be heard from the New Melleray Abbey as Trappist monks craft
Mississippi River Basin communities launch new effort to deliver disaster relief within 72 hours
Mayors from cities and towns along the Mississippi River are taking action on natural disaster response. This week they launched
New dashboard provides drought data across Mississippi River Basin
Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River
Paddling the length of the Mississippi River is a grand adventure
The Mississippi River stretches for around 2,400 miles from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Every year, 30