A KBIA News Series exploring what needs to change to sustain agriculture. Reported and produced by Jana Rose Schleis.
Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but cost and quality are a concern.
MISSOURI NEWS
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The Missouri Department of Conservation conducts mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease during deer season.
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Advocates say the proposal, which would ban people from occupying many city medians, unfairly targets homeless people.
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Congress extends critical Farm Bill for a third time. It's a relief for farmers, but raises concernsThe federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of certain 2018 Farm Bill programs. Several expired Sept. 30 or would have been null by the end of the year.
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The Missouri Department of Social Services announced that all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in Missouri will receive full benefits for November.
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Mizzou is expanding nuclear science research opportunities to students by collaborating with a Korean research institute.
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Administrator D'Markus Thomas-Brown said this funding would help with proactive responses to violent crime.
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Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing.
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The Columbia Regional Airport set a new record for total passengers, with 28,810 total travelers in October.
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"It's not *will* my data be stolen or misused, it's *when* and *how often*?" On today's show, ITCOMO owner Robert Ricketts is all doom and gloom as he pulls back the curtain on app and web designs intentionally created to trick or mislead users for the benefit of the website owner. November 17, 2025
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Nightjar Arts Collective teaches creative writing classes on a sliding scale for accessibility and hosts events around art and activism.
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The Daniel Boone Regional Library has opened nominations for One Read 2026, aiming to encourage life-long learning.
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Hallene Darland and Tina Sherman are a married autistic and ADHD queer couple. They spoke about the similar unmasking processes they went through when figuring out they were queer and when they got their ADHD and autism diagnoses.
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Advocacy group People Not Politicians has until mid-December to collect more than 100,000 signatures across six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The lawsuit may help decide whether 90,000 collected in September and early October are valid.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Brian Kruse. He’s the Douglas County Election Commissioner based in Omaha, Nebraska. They spoke about how elections work in Nebraska, as well as the unique way Nebraska ensures there’s enough poll workers — by drafting them.
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