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I'm a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio in the Fargo-Moorhead area and I cover agriculture for Harvest Public Media. You can reach me at truizsandoval@mpr.org.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
I'm a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio in the Fargo-Moorhead area and I cover agriculture for Harvest Public Media. You can reach me at truizsandoval@mpr.org.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
I cover agriculture, rural communities and environmental issues for Harvest Public Media, and I cover news from north-central Iowa as the Ames-based reporter for Iowa Public Radio. You can reach me at rcramer@iowapublicradio.org.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
I’ve been at KCUR almost 30 years, working partly for NPR and splitting my time between local and national reporting. I work to bring extra attention to people in the Midwest, my home state of Kansas and of course Kansas City. What I love about this job is having a license to talk to interesting people and then crafting radio stories around their voices. It’s a big responsibility to uphold the truth of those stories while condensing them for lots of other people listening to the radio, an...| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
The government shutdown stops USDA from administering farm subsidies, raising the specter of growing farm foreclosures. It also delays a bailout President Trump had promised for farmers impacted by tariffs.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
More than a million low-income mothers and children in the Midwest and Great Plains rely on a national food assistance program. The Trump administration says it will help provide temporary funding to keep the program afloat, but food advocates say it’s a short-term fix.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
I cover agriculture and environmental issues for Harvest Public Media via Nebraska Public Media in Lincoln, Nebraska. Email me at mashford@nebraskapublicmedia.org| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
Virtual fencing uses GPS collars, sounds and electrical cues to move cattle across a landscape. Along with saving ranchers time, researchers say this new technology can help protect, and create, wildlife habitat.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
The Trump administration is promising billions in a bailout for farmers. This harvest season the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices and high costs.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
As food production and farming become increasingly computerized, cyberattacks are on the rise. Lawmakers and universities are encouraging more research into how to protect the industry from cyber threats.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some producers are feeling the effects more than others.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and international trade uncertainty could hurt farmers.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
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I cover agriculture and rural affairs for Harvest Public Media for KOSU in Oklahoma. You can reach me at anna@kosu.org.| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
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