Jun 20 Watch Iowa Floods Wreak Havoc on Farming Communities After heavy rains triggered massive flooding in Iowa, some farms were completely submerged, causing heavy crop and livestock losses. Elizabeth Brackett reports on how one Iowa farmer is coping with the damage. Continue watching
Jun 16 Iowa Residents Wait to Return Home As Flood Waters Move On By PBS News Hour Flood fears eased in Iowa City Monday, as a string of towns in the state's south and east along the Mississippi River prepared for new problems caused by a recent bout of torrential rains and bad weather. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Corn Farmers Prosper, Others Lose Out with Ethanol Use As corn prices have risen with demand for ethanol in recent years, corn farmers are prospering. But others -- such as hog farmers who rely on corn feed -- are facing tough times, and some critics blame ethanol demand for… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch As Food Prices Soar, U.N. Calls for International Help The head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization urged help Wednesday for countries affected by a global food crisis caused by sharp increases in the prices of rice and wheat. Experts discuss the causes and consequences of high food… Continue watching
Feb 29 Researchers Near Completion of Complex Corn Genome By PBS News Hour Researchers announced Thursday that they had completed a "rough-draft" map of the corn genome -- a step they say will help scientists engineer better corn. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Physicist Searches for Alternative Fuel Technologies Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu and his team of scientists received $500 million in February from energy company BP to develop clean biofuel technologies. As part of a series on climate change, the NewsHour profiles Chu's search for solutions to… Continue watching
Mar 09 U.S., Brazil Sign Deal to Expand Ethanol Production By Admin, PBS News Hour An agreement between the United States and Brazil, signed Friday, would promote alternative fuel technology in an effort to expand international production of ethanol and reduce reliance on oil imports. Continue reading