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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The delivery of federal food benefits for millions of low-income people is likely to change after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week…
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The farm economy is showing some stability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says, but the upswing doesn’t extend to all agricultural sectors.Over the…
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The USDA says it will give states more flexibility in how they deliver federal food benefits. That could potentially include requiring drug testing or imposing time limits for adults with children.
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Midwestern U.S. senators’ lobbying campaign paid off Thursday for farmers who supply the renewable fuel industry.Instead of making a small cut to the…
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The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted to approve a route for the pipeline, giving TransCanada the permission it needs to build. But there are still big obstacles ahead, both economic and challenges from environmentalists and landowners.
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The World Health Organization released recommendations this week to curb the use of antibiotics in livestock, saying it could help reduce the risk of…
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An event Monday planned to mark two Midwestern political appointees joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture was partly spoiled by a political dispute…
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Study Suggests Legal Nitrate Levels In Water Could Cause Cancer; Researcher Says It Isn’t DefinitiveA new report suggests the Environmental Protection Agency should consider lowering the legal limit in drinking water for nitrates, a chemical often…
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Higher temperatures thanks to climate change could cut down the output of farmers the world over.An international group of researchers compiled dozens of…
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The Environmental Protection Agency wants to reduce the amount of fuel in our gasoline supply that’s made from plants -- fuel produced with far less…