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INTRO: Rootworm and corn don’t go together, as farmers know all too well. That’s why it was big news recently when an EPA report found that genetically modified corn from Monsanto might be losing effectiveness in battling the unwanted pest. Whether their crops have suffered or not, corn growers across the Midwest are weighing the significance of the EPA's concerns. Harvest Public Media’s Clay Masters reports.
During the winter agronomist, Ben Pinkelman spends a lot of time inside, sitting at a computer. But in the summer, his office is on wheels… his pickup truck. Pinkelman unfolds a map of Nebraska to put into perspective how much time he spends in his mobile office.
*Map crinkling noise*
Ok, where we at? Basically, from South Sioux City on the east edge, Yankton South Dakota on the north edge, lets call it Center on the west edge…
*Fade under*
Pinkelman is a crop consultant and over...
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