/tags/corn Corn en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:37:03 GMT /news/2022-11-23/spotty-harvest-season-in-colorado-wraps-up-just-in-time-for-the-thanksgiving-holiday The 2022 harvest is wrapping up in Colorado, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Federal Agriculture data shows more than 90 percent of corn, sorghum and sunflowers – the very last crops to be brought in from the fields – were all at least 90 percent harvested last week.That means it’s time for farmers to take stock. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:37:03 GMT /news/2022-11-23/spotty-harvest-season-in-colorado-wraps-up-just-in-time-for-the-thanksgiving-holiday Rae Solomon /npr-news/2019-11-25/glass-gem-corn-poster-child-for-the-return-to-heirloom-seeds An Oklahoma man exploring his Cherokee roots discovered a forgotten variety of corn and revived it with help of heirloom seed savers. The revived Glass Gem corn now has 19,000 Facebook followers. Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-11-25/glass-gem-corn-poster-child-for-the-return-to-heirloom-seeds Melissa Sevigny /2019-04-03/bayer-looking-to-expand-dicamba-use-to-corn-despite-lawsuit-drift-damage A company that makes dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton wants to expand use of the controversial weed killer to corn. But critics and experts... Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:49:28 GMT /2019-04-03/bayer-looking-to-expand-dicamba-use-to-corn-despite-lawsuit-drift-damage Jonathan Ahl, Jonathan Ahl /npr-news/2019-04-01/growing-corn-is-a-major-contributor-to-air-pollution-study-finds A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn's market price. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:28:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-01/growing-corn-is-a-major-contributor-to-air-pollution-study-finds Jonathan Lambert /business/2017-06-13/as-big-high-tech-farms-take-hold-how-do-nearby-towns-stay-afloat Brandon Biesemeier climbs up a small ladder into a John Deere sprayer, takes a seat in the enclosed cab, closes the door, and blocks out most of the… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:00:00 GMT /business/2017-06-13/as-big-high-tech-farms-take-hold-how-do-nearby-towns-stay-afloat Harvest Public Media /community/2017-03-21/in-rural-trump-country-trade-policy-divides Rural voters overwhelmingly chose President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But when it comes to the central campaign promise to get tough on… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT /community/2017-03-21/in-rural-trump-country-trade-policy-divides Harvest Public Media /business/2017-03-14/farmers-left-with-mixed-feelings-as-leadership-in-washington-shifts President Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary, bucking a recent trend of Midwest leadership at the U.S.… Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:59:04 GMT /business/2017-03-14/farmers-left-with-mixed-feelings-as-leadership-in-washington-shifts Harvest Public Media /business/2016-11-01/heres-how-big-companies-harnessed-the-holy-trinity-of-modern-agriculture-to-grow The massive industry that supplies farmers with the tools to raise crops is on the brink of a watershed moment. High-profile deals that would see some of… Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:00:00 GMT /business/2016-11-01/heres-how-big-companies-harnessed-the-holy-trinity-of-modern-agriculture-to-grow Harvest Public Media /business/2016-10-14/in-boulder-county-an-effort-to-ban-gmo-crops-moves-ahead Officials in Boulder County have released a plan to remove all genetically-modified crops from county-owned farmland within the next five years.The… Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:40:26 GMT /business/2016-10-14/in-boulder-county-an-effort-to-ban-gmo-crops-moves-ahead Harvest Public Media /environment/2016-09-21/absent-regulation-farmers-dabble-in-voluntary-measures-to-curb-harmful-runoff On a gray day, just as the rain begins to fall, Roger Zylstra stops his red GMC Sierra pick-up truck on the side of the road and hops down into a ditch in… Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-09-21/absent-regulation-farmers-dabble-in-voluntary-measures-to-curb-harmful-runoff Harvest Public Media