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Business Beat
4:46 pm
Wed January 4, 2012

Proposed child labor changes questioned on the farm

Credit Peggy Lowe / Harvest Public Media
MacKenzie Lewis, 15, pulls weed-control plastic up from a watermelon field on Julie and Scott Wilber's farm near Boone, Iowa.

This week: Missouri could gain over two hundred thousand jobs by the 2025, and the Department of Labor proposed new regulations on kids working on the farm who are under 16.

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Business Beat
5:41 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

Debugging the Monsanto corn issue

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This picture of severe rootworm damage was taken in September in a corn field in north-central Illinois.

This week: Rootworm is causing a headache for some farmers who thought they already had a fix for that problem. Plus, a university of Missouri study takes a look at the impact economic strains have on middle class families.

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Business Beat
4:43 pm
Wed December 21, 2011

Digging up controversy

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Barrett Materials' quarry in New Haven, Mo (seen here) is the only one the company owns currently. The company's proposed quarry in Belle, Mo. has prompted local residents to appeal to the Missouri Land Reclamation Commission

This week, our stories have to do with two different controversies surrounding going underground.: a new quarry, and "fracking."

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Business Beat
11:53 am
Thu December 15, 2011

Struggling Infrastructure in the Midwest

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Ron Bartlet feeds the ducks he keeps on his small Iowa farm.

This week: we look at how diversity in Missouri can lead to better business and how struggling Midwest infrastructure can affect you at the grocery store.  

By: Nick Adams 

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Under the Microscope
5:40 pm
Thu December 8, 2011

Remaking school lunches

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Food service workers set out Individual salads at a school cafeteria in Lincoln, Neb.

This week on the show: your child's school lunches aren't likely to get much healthier anytime soon. Plus: why you should still get the flu vaccine.

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Business Beat
4:14 pm
Wed December 7, 2011

Still farming despite disability

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Many farmers find combines like these indispensable. Bill Sandquist's combine is specially outfitted so it's easy for him to use.

Business Beat looks at economic and business news around mid-Missouri. Starting this week, we’re adding another voice into the mix. Business Beat will be a platform for weekly reporting from Harvest Public Media. Harvest is a network of reporters across  five states reporting on the topics of food, fuel and field.

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