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Rural America may be among areas hardest hit by inflation

· August 19, 2022

Inflation hit a 40-year high in June, slowing slightly in July 0f 2022. Simply put, people are getting poorer. But, it’s not just low to-middle class America that’s hurting; it’s the upper class and rural America too.
According to Walmart’s quarterly earnings report, sales grew more than 8 percent, attributing this growth to more high-income shoppers. Over 75 percent of the gains came from customers whose households earn more than $100,000 per year. But, what about rural residents and the American farmer?

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Scientists closer to understanding domestication of corn

· February 8, 2022

Iowa State University scientists are learning how to peer back through millennia of domestication to learn how a wild grassy plant known as teosinte developed into corn, the modern cash crop grown across the globe. The research allows scientists to compare genes in corn against its wild ancestor, which could help plant breeders identify advantageous […]

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