Grant Gerlock
Harvest Public Media's reporter at NET News, where he started as Morning Edition host in 2008. He joined Harvest Public Media in July 2012. Grant has visited coal plants, dairy farms, horse tracks and hospitals to cover a variety of stories. Before going to Nebraska, Grant studied mass communication as a grad student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and completed his undergrad at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in southwestern Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor, but has taken up city life in Lincoln, Neb.
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To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.
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A new tractor often costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, but not included in that price: the right to repair it. That has put farmers on the front...
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This story is part of the special series United And Divided , which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. Rural voters...
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The fruit is one of the first GMOs to be marketed directly to consumers, not at farmers. It's headed to test markets this month. And it's a sign of how the science of genetic engineering is evolving.
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Genetically engineered crops are nothing new. But new technology that allows scientists to alter plants more precisely and more cheaply is taking...
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Farmers across the Midwest are trying to figure out how to get by at a time when expected prices for commodities from corn, to wheat, to cattle, to hogs...
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Cabela’s is known for big stores filled with museum-grade taxidermy and shelves piled with hunting and fishing gear. The Cabela’s store in Sidney,...
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In Nebraska alone, there are 11 counties without a lawyer — leaving those seeking legal help in the lurch. Efforts are underway to recruit law students to come back home.
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A proposal that would jumpstart the chicken business in Nebraska has some residents concerned about the potential impact on the environment and are...
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Fewer young attorneys are choosing to set up shop in small towns and take over for retiring professionals. Just like the shortages of doctors , nurses ,...