Three years of research and hundreds of farmer surveys have led to a new policy brief aiming to diversify the Corn Belt. The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) says in the I-states (Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa), 94% of crop production is currently dedicated to corn and soybeans. Lauren Asprooth, food systems scientist with […]
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