/tags/harvest-public-media Harvest Public Media en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:20:27 GMT /2019-06-21/an-illinois-towns-hope-rests-on-money-and-the-mighty-mississippi The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer... Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:20:27 GMT /2019-06-21/an-illinois-towns-hope-rests-on-money-and-the-mighty-mississippi Madelyn Beck /2019-06-19/thistle-caterpillar-adds-one-more-item-to-soybean-farmers-2019-list-of-woes On top of trade disputes, a wet spring and late planting, many soybean farmers face yet another hurdle: the thistle caterpillar . Although it becomes... Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:18:14 GMT /2019-06-19/thistle-caterpillar-adds-one-more-item-to-soybean-farmers-2019-list-of-woes Amy Mayer /2019-06-10/soggy-fields-across-the-midwest-slow-to-be-seeded-and-times-running-out It’s been almost three months since massive flooding from the Missouri River washed over parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, but for many farmers,... Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:38:51 GMT /2019-06-10/soggy-fields-across-the-midwest-slow-to-be-seeded-and-times-running-out Jack Williams /2019-06-10/food-hubs-connect-small-farmers-to-communities-in-need-of-produce Between the growing warehouse district and the south side of Peoria, Illinois, sits 1312 SW Adams Street. The city-owned building looks like a great... Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:39:22 GMT /2019-06-10/food-hubs-connect-small-farmers-to-communities-in-need-of-produce Madelyn Beck /2019-06-06/this-springs-unyielding-rains-may-become-the-new-normal-as-the-climate-changes Early, heavy and, in some areas, nearly relentless rains have led to a late planting season across much of the central United States, especially for... Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:35:05 GMT /2019-06-06/this-springs-unyielding-rains-may-become-the-new-normal-as-the-climate-changes Amy Mayer /2019-05-29/american-soil-is-increasingly-becoming-foreign-owned The phrase "American soil" is commonly used to stir up patriotic feelings. They are also words that can't be taken for granted, because nearly 30... Wed, 29 May 2019 21:22:33 GMT /2019-05-29/american-soil-is-increasingly-becoming-foreign-owned Renee Wilde /2019-05-28/hemp-cbd-could-help-dogs-with-epilepsy-but-researchers-say-more-studies-are-needed CBD is a key part of a drug that’s used to treat epilepsy in children. A small pilot study by Colorado State University suggests the hemp-derived oil... Tue, 28 May 2019 19:47:15 GMT /2019-05-28/hemp-cbd-could-help-dogs-with-epilepsy-but-researchers-say-more-studies-are-needed Esther Honig /2019-05-27/use-of-controversial-weed-killer-glyphosate-skyrockets-on-midwest-fields Farmers have been using the weed killer glyphosate – a key ingredient of the product Roundup – at soaring levels even as glyphosate has become... Mon, 27 May 2019 10:53:51 GMT /2019-05-27/use-of-controversial-weed-killer-glyphosate-skyrockets-on-midwest-fields Christopher Walljasper, Ramiro Ferrando, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting /2019-05-27/by-the-numbers-glyphosate-use-in-the-midwest-for-corn-soybeans Glyphosate is the most-used pesticide on U.S. crops, an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center for... Mon, 27 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT /2019-05-27/by-the-numbers-glyphosate-use-in-the-midwest-for-corn-soybeans Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting /2019-05-22/one-persons-trash-fish-is-another-towns-treasured-delicacy Summer festivals are ubiquitous (especially across the Midwest), and often highlight the local food specialty, be it corn, apples or beef. But when the... Wed, 22 May 2019 20:56:55 GMT /2019-05-22/one-persons-trash-fish-is-another-towns-treasured-delicacy Jonathan Ahl, Jonathan Ahl