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The high price of food

The rise in food prices has slowed, but consumers are still paying more for groceries and at restaurants. David Ortega is a food economist at Michigan State University. AUDIO: Healthy Living on food prices ...

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Changing natural gas market reopens EU fertilizer plants

An economist says increased European natural gas inventories have lowered prices, allowing some fertilizer producers to restart production. Teri Viswanath with CoBank tells Brownfield the gas scarcity measures that caused plants to shut down are no longer in place after a mild winter and rebuilding of inventories. “Yes, we are beginning to see more fertilizer in Europe with the restart of those plants but we are certainly not out of […]

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Identify pest issues by listening to plants

Entomologist Dr. Emily Bick Photo: University of Wisconsin Emily Bick develops tools and strategies supporting precision management practices for insect pest control.  She tells Brownfield microphones have long been used to study insects. “Oftentimes, these are above-ground kind of audio recordings. What my lab has developed this past year, in fact starting in February, is the ability to clip on a microphone to a plant and start listening to the […]

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