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Managing the Missouri River

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Soybeans planted in previously flooded areas near the Missouri River in Atchison County, Mo., poke up through the silt.

By Rehman Tungekar

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This week, we’ll hear about efforts to manage the Missouri River.

7:06 pm

Thu June 28, 2012

Control of Missouri River divides communities

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Jim Redmond, with the Northwest Iowa Sierra Club, stands along the Missouri River in Sioux City, Iowa. Redmond said the river could handle the rainfall of the 2011 flood, but not when it’s cutoff from the flood plain.

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Bill Smith, president of the Missouri Valley Waterfowlers Association, stands near homes built along the Missouri River. Smith is also a subcontractor and has worked on dozens of homes since last year’s flood.

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Iowa area farmer Brian Johnson stands on his neighbor’s farmland where river bottom sand and silt has piled up, sometimes as high as 20 feet.

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Soybeans planted in previously flooded areas near the Missouri River in Atchison County, Mo., poke up through the silt.

By Clay Masters

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Along a vast stretch of the Missouri River, the floodwaters that ravished homes, businesses and farms last year are not a distant memory.

5:34 pm

Wed May 30, 2012

Calm before the corn

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By Clay Masters

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Corn has been good to farmers. Helping fuel a boom in the ag sector. And as this year’s record corn forecast indicates, Midwestern farmers can’t seem to plant enough of the grain. Even with concerns growing about the effectiveness of today’s high-tech genetically engineered seeds, farmers aren’t backing down.

5:26 pm

Wed May 30, 2012

Farmers stick with corn despite challenges

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By Ryan Famuliner

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This week on the show: Columbia’s City Manager talks about the direction of the local economy. Plus, farmers continue to plant corn despite failing efforts to combat rootworm.

2:12 pm

Wed January 25, 2012

Liberal arts degrees grow jobs at Con Agra

By Harvest Public Media

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Technology and hands-on computer skills are important assets for most job seekers in today’s economy.

2:06 pm

Wed January 25, 2012

Business Beat: Liberal arts degrees turning into ag jobs

By Nick Adams

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This week: KBIA spoke with a director of the center of Agro Forestry at the University of Missouri on why the state isn't using biomass as a renewable energy source. Plus, one company is hiring people with degrees you wouldn't expect.

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7:11 pm

Thu June 28, 2012