A n engineered small molecule called opabactin that targets the receptor for the hormone abscisic acid (ABA), which plants release in stressful conditions, limited water loss in Arabidopsis, tomato, ...

Now, that money is helping farmers get through drought conditions across the state. KY3′s Steve Grant and Missouri Independent reporter Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval discuss how the $137 million is spent.

It has been used to help people mitigate drought and heavy rainfall’s effects on farmland. Its story, though, began at a time when one of Missouri’s biggest threats was erosion. In the 1930s ...