Jonathan Ahl
Reporter, St. Louis Public RadioI report from Missouri for Harvest Public Media and am also the Rolla Correspondent for St. Louis Public Radio. Before coming to St. Louis Public Radio in November of 2018, I was the general manager for Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois. I previously was the news director at Iowa Public Radio and before that at WCBU in Peoria, Illinois. I’ve also held reporting positions in central Illinois for public radio stations.
While I’ve lived in very rural areas for most of my adult life, I’m originally from the Chicago area. I have a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition from Western Illinois University and an M.A. in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. You can reach me at jahl@stlpr.org or through Twitter @jonathanahl.
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A new study shows a threefold increase in Midwest farm acres using the offseason crops to help protect the soil and reduce runoff, but it still makes up less than 8% of all farmland. -
A $2 million grant will provide software for 26 rural school districts around the state to use software to look for signs of trouble to help prevent school violence.
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The report paints a grim picture of accelerating consolidation over the last three decades. Yet some communities and local grocery stores are finding ways to thrive.
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The Great War depleted the states’ National Guard troops, sending them overseas. Missouri was one of the states that backfilled the domestic duties with unpaid volunteers.
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A four-year study will help develop AI software that will speed up the process of matching donated kidneys with patients in need, especially those not at the top of the transplant list.
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A new report from the USDA shows that rural areas are continuing to see growth among people over 65 while the working age population continues to decline.
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Using a robot designed to guide humans on a short walk, Yun Seong Song measured how a person’s arm reacted to various movements from the machine.
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The Farm Bill, that sets important policy on everything from crop insurance to SNAP benefits, is up for renewal next year. But the results of the midterm elections may not shed much light on how that legislation will end up.
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Barges are moving along the Mississippi River much more slowly and with lighter loads as they try to get corn and soybean harvest to ports.
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Farm implement manufacturers, including giant John Deere, are well on their way to deploying autonomous tractors. Prototypes are in the field now, and they could be widely available by the end of the decade.
