Bryan Thompson
Bryan Thompson is a reporter for Kansas Public Radio.
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Recent cases involving Chinese nationals conspiring to steal trade secrets — from gene-spliced rice to corn seed — have highlighted the risk of intellectual property theft from U.S. companies.
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Low crop prices have many Midwest wheat and corn farmers looking for ways to supplement their incomes. One possibility for conventional farmers:...
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A new report from the nonprofit Trust For America’s Health says Kansas meets six of 10 measures related to public health threats while Missouri meets...
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This year was a very good year for growing wheat, but that means it could be a very bad year for wheat farmers. There’s a glut on the global wheat...
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Rural Americans are gaining health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act at rates outpacing their urban counterparts, according to a recent...
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Rural hospitals are struggling to stay open as the communities around them shrink and average patient counts drop as well. A study released earlier this...
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A new study by Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute finds stark differences between states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility under the...