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SIU's team is one of just 15 nationwide finalists for the U.S. Department of Energy’s AlgaePrize.
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. As water continues to flow downstream, the Corps' water control operations center remains vigilant in assessing potential impacts on communities and infrastructure within the St. Louis District.
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Flamm Orchards in Cobden has been busy protecting their strawberry crops. Strawberries bloom about thirty days before they produce fruit, but freezing temperatures can kill the bloom setting back production.
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A new study shows a threefold increase in Midwest farm acres using the offseason crops to help protect the soil and reduce runoff, but it still makes up less than 8% of all farmland.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out a record $4.24 billion in claims for acres farmers couldn’t plant this year. The “prevented planting”...
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Less than half the corn and soybean crops in Illinois are in good to excellent condition, according to the latest crop progress report from the U-S...
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Illinois farmers now have until July 15 to officially say they won’t be planting crops this year. A key deadline has been extended for claiming some...
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Now that winter weather has arrived, we take a look at how plants cope with cold. In this first part of this report we hear from a farmer from central…
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Farmers in Central Illinois are experimenting with cover crops to stop soil erosion. Cover crops can also help stop an environmental threat hundreds of…
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High interest rates have the potential to slow an economy and drop prices. So when the Federal Reserve Board raised the interest rate last week for the...