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A major expansion is underway at the longstanding Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in the Iowa Great Lakes area.
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Angela Major/Wisconsin Public RadioCorn and soybean growers have seen several years of low commodity prices and increased costs for supplies like fertilizer and fuel. That has many farmers worried about whether they'll turn a profit this year and drawn some comparisons to a dark time in American agriculture. -
Skyler Rossi/Harvest Public MediaAttorneys say cases that claim the popular weedkiller causes cancer will have to change course to move forward in court after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the agriculture company last month. -
USGSPesticide pollution is a problem especially in the middle of the country. And sometimes there's enough of it to possibly hurt aquatic plants and animals. -
Jess Savage/Northern Public RadioFor 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.
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Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold. -
Plus, Avalon Emerson & The Charm perform songs from the band's latest album, Written Into Changes. -
They call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India. -
Gracie Abrams, one of today's biggest new singer-songwriters, has polarized critics with her confessional writing and A-list upbringing. Why do people care so much that she is taking up space? -
The visit by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui comes without an obvious occasion, such as a multilateral diplomatic event or state anniversary, and has raised speculation that she may be coordinating a possible visit to Russia by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
