Habiba Abdi is a 14-year-old Somali girl, who lives with her sister, Sofia, and her mom, who works at the Tyson plant in Noel, Mo. Habiba was born in a refugee camp in Kenya but prefers Noel, which has been home for the past two years.

This is part of Harvest Public Media's series In the Shadow of the Slaughterhouse.

Habiba Abdi

Oscar is an 18-year-old undocumented high school senior living in Noel, Mo. He was born in Mexico and brought here by his mom without papers when he was 2. She came to Noel to debone chickens on the line at the local Tyson plant.

This is part of Harvest Public Media's series In the Shadow of the Slaughterhouse.

Oscar

Attributed largely to health choices, poultry has surpassed beef as American’s top choice for meat. But there’s a down side to this bird boom: heightened chances of getting sick from salmonella poisoning and large-scale outbreaks that require recalls.

Ground, processed poultry more likely to carry salmonella risk

While most plants flower for weeks, orchid cacti only blossom for a few short hours each year, and always at night. This...is their story.

The brief reign of the ‘Queen of the Night’ orchid cactus

Many towns and cities across the Midwest and Great Plains face pollution seeping into their water supplies. A big part of the problem: farming and ranching.

Part 1 of "Watching Our Water" from Harvest Public Media. Find more at www.harvestpublicmedia.org/ourwater

How Are Nitrates Ending Up In Our Drinking Water Supplies?

With agriculture a major contributor to water pollution in the Midwest, many farmers are are stepping up to address their impact on the environment.

Part 2 of "Watching Our Water" from Harvest Public Media. Find more at www.harvestpublicmedia.org/ourwater

Farmers Feel The Pressure To Fight Agricultural Water Pollution

While federal regulations have successfully cut back some types of water pollution, most have little muscle in combating what is one of the Midwest’s biggest environmental problems: agricultural runoff. 

Part 3 of "Watching Our Water" from Harvest Public Media. Find more at www.harvestpublicmedia.org/ourwater

Absent Regulations, Farmers Dabble In Voluntary Measures To Stop Harmful Runoff

While agriculture gets most of the blame for waterway pollution, cities and suburbs play a part, too.

Part 4 of "Watching Our Water" from Harvest Public Media. Find more at www.harvestpublicmedia.org/ourwater

Cities Cope With Polluted Ag Runoff, Create Their Own Pollution, Too

Farming in the fertile Midwest is tied to an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists are studying new ways to lessen the Midwest’s environmental impact.

Part 5 of "Watching Our Water" from Harvest Public Media. Find more at www.harvestpublicmedia.org/ourwater

Researching New Ways Farmers Can Fight Gulf's 'Dead Zone'

A guy who covers agriculture in the West who’s never put a skinned, sliced, battered, deep-fried bull testicle into a cup of cocktail sauce and then into his mouth? We couldn’t let it stand.

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