Grant Gerlock

Missouri River Home To Endangered Pallid Sturgeon

Grant Gerlock — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:10 +0000

The volunteer crew members pulled on their life jackets and climbed into a flat-bottomed aluminum boat at a ramp near Nebraska City, Neb. They came out early on a cold, gray April morning hoping to catch an endangered pallid sturgeon.

Seeking Profits In Private Labels

Grant Gerlock — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:01:00 +0000

You may not think much about store brands as you shop for groceries, but it’s a business worth nearly $60 billion per year. ConAgra, a company based in Omaha, Neb., made a splash recently in what the industry calls private label food when it paid $6.8 billion to buy Ralcorp, based in St. Louis, Mo. The merger created the biggest private label food company in the country.

Generic Seeds Could Have Short Lifespan

Grant Gerlock — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:26:30 +0000

The patent rights on the first genetically modified seeds expire next year, but it’s not clear how the introduction of “generic” seeds fits into the science and business of GM crops.

Drought Takes Head Start Into 2013

Grant Gerlock — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:38:35 +0000

2012 was a drought year for the record books. It was the warmest year ever recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, Topeka, Kan., and Columbia, Mo. and the driest ever in Grand Island, Neb.

Breaking Away From The Flock

Grant Gerlock — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:04:52 +0000

Rhonda McClure seems to approach farming with a homesteader’s resourcefulness, but she adds her own modern flair. McClure and her husband Don sell fleece and home spun yarn across the country. But Rhonda is also a quilter and fiber artist who uses the wool in her own creations.

Enzyme Factory Mixes Into Ethanol's Future

Grant Gerlock — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:48:27 +0000

Inside a new facility in Blair, Neb., north of Omaha, a gleaming maze of steel tubes connect a line of giant fermentation tanks that will cultivate some of the most advanced biotechnology in the ethanol industry.

Calorie Counts: Coming Soon To A Restaurant Near You

Grant Gerlock — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:24:04 +0000

The most popular menu choice at Amigos restaurant in Lincoln, Neb., is the soft taco