Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

‘Precision ag’ promised a farming revolution. It’s coming, just slowly.

Precision agriculture has long promised to provide more granular data — and new technology to use it — for farmers facing pressure to increase yields while being more environmentally friendly. It's had some successes, but some of the loftiest promises of precision ag are still out of reach.

By Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

/ 12 Jun 2024

‘Precision ag’ promised a farming revolution. It’s coming, just slowly.

Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways: report

Meat processing company Tyson Foods released at least 371.7 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways between 2018 and 2022, according to a report released this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

By Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

/ 7 May 2024

Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways: report

Pipelines play a key role in U.S. efforts to cut carbon emissions. But landowners are pushing back.

The Midwest has thousands of miles of oil and natural gas pipelines running underneath farmland, forests, and even rivers. And many more pipeline projects are being proposed as part of efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

By Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

/ 5 Feb 2024

Pipelines play a key role in U.S. efforts to cut carbon emissions. But landowners are pushing back.

Drought on Mississippi River expected to persist through winter

Lack of rain brought drought to much of the Mississippi River basin early this summer, and it’s likely going to linger into winter, Army Corps of Engineers leadership said during a press conference on Nov. 8 in Memphis, while a dredge was working nonstop to keep the river channel open a few miles so

By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian and Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

/ 13 Nov 2023

Drought on Mississippi River expected to persist through winter

Most of the Midwest is in drought — and there’s no simple way to get out of it

A hot summer and dry spring have brought drought to a large part of the Midwest. The lack of moisture has far-reaching implications, including on agriculture and water levels on the country's largest rivers. Experts say it shows that exiting a drought is far more difficult than entering one.

By Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

/ 26 Jul 2023

Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio

‘Precision ag’ promised a farming revolution. It’s coming, just slowly.

Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways: report

Pipelines play a key role in U.S. efforts to cut carbon emissions. But landowners are pushing back.

Drought on Mississippi River expected to persist through winter

Most of the Midwest is in drought — and there’s no simple way to get out of it

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