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NAFTA Explained

NAFTA helped U.S. corn farmers, but may have boosted illegal immigration

by Annie Baxter
Mar 21, 2017
The U.S. produce became cheap and plentiful in Mexico, hurting millions of farmers and leading some to cross the border.
Corn cobs are displayed for sale along with other vegetables in a market in Mexico City.
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Corn farmers looking ahead with 'nervous anticipation'

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Jan 23, 2017
Corn farmer Keith Alverson says he and his peers are cautiously optimistic.
A corn field in South Dakota.
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This good deed leads to weeds

by Annie Baxter
Dec 28, 2016
Midwestern farmers are spreading a tough weed by sowing ground-cover mixes contaminated with its seeds.
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Low crop prices drag farm towns down with them

by Annie Baxter
Nov 3, 2016
Low wheat, corn and soybean prices mean another bad year for many Midwest farmers.
Soybeans are harvested on a field near Worthington, Minnesota.
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After decades of wariness, China to grow GMOs

by Annie Baxter
Aug 11, 2016
The country will push to commercialize genetically modified corn and soybeans.
Farmers sow corn seeds with a grain drill at a field in Chiping County, in east China's Shandong province.
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GMO acreage falls — along with commodity prices

by Andy Uhler
Apr 13, 2016
For crops where GMO seeds are big, they're 90 percent of the market
Corn grows in a field near Roscoe, Illinois.
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Agriculture downturn ripples through farm towns

by Annie Baxter
Dec 22, 2015
Crop prices are down, affecting farmers, equipment dealers and lenders.
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Non-GMO doesn't mean no pesticides

by Annie Baxter
Nov 26, 2015
A genetic tweak can make crops tolerate glyphosate, a weed killer.
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Corn processors take aim at sugar

by Annie Baxter
Jul 7, 2015
Corn processors want to kill government supports for rival sugar industry.
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Chipotle goes GMO-free, except for the meat

by Dan Weissmann
Apr 27, 2015
Animals raised on a GMO-free diet are too hard to come by.
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