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Subsidies keep Texas cotton farmers growing
Aug 17, 2012
The aid, which dates from the Great Depression, could end when Congress acts on the next farm bill. The World Trade Organization has ruled it's an illegal subsidy, and legislators are looking for budget items to slash.
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With summer heat turned up, businesses adapt
Aug 13, 2012
Both drought and heat are taking their toll on small businesses, but businesses find ways to get by and even prosper.
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Missouri cattle rancher still hopes for rain
Aug 10, 2012
Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says farmers in Missouri are struggling with the Midwest drought. Some have resorted to tapping wells they haven't used in decades to provide water for their herds.
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Drought brings questions over supremacy of corn
Aug 10, 2012
The Midwestern drought is taking its toll on the corn crop, but over the years, more and more acres have been devoted to corn.
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U.S. ag secretary on the drought's effect on food prices
Aug 9, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses what the drought will mean for farmers and food prices, and the administration's plans to try and help.
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Midwest drought parches the ranching industry
Aug 6, 2012
Out on the plains, drought is parching everything from corn to cattle. And when the prairie grass burns up, so does a business model that depends on it: ranching.
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Crop failed? There's insurance for that
Aug 3, 2012
Even in severe drought, farmers who grow commodity crops such as corn and soybeans are significantly protected by insurance they buy from private insurers. The ultimate insurer in a disastrous year? Taxpayers.
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Drought hits bread basket's food banks
Aug 1, 2012
Food banks across the plains are being hit with a triple whammy -- fewer donations from farmers, a decline in donations from the federal government and an uptick in demand.
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Drought takes toll on river transport cities
Aug 1, 2012
Because of the drought, there is only one shipping lane on the Mississippi. So the barges on the river have to coordinate in a way they’ve never had to.
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How the drought has been affecting you
Jul 31, 2012
Our listeners weigh in on how the devastating drought in the Midwest has changed the way they do business.
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