Will Bauer
Reporter, St. Louis Public RadioI report on agriculture and rural issues for Harvest Public Media. I'm also a reporter at St. Louis Public Radio, based in Belleville, Illinois. Previously, I worked as a reporter at Nebraska Public Media, covering politics, higher education, agriculture and other topics. I also produced the station’s talk show, Speaking of Nebraska.
I graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with degrees in journalism, broadcasting and sports communications in 2020. In college, I reported for the Omaha World-Herald’s breaking news and sports desks.
You can reach me at wbauer@stlpr.org
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Some Midwestern soybean farmers are selling their beans to be crushed and turned into soybean meal and oil. But economists say domestic processing won’t be enough to offset the drop in Chinese demand. -
U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, a Democrat representing St. Louis County, was repeatedly challenged about the war in Gaza at a town hall that drew about 300 people. The event ended with security officers and police getting into a physical altercation with protesters, but no arrests were made. -
Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That’s as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump’s tariffs could make economic conditions tougher. -
FEMA has recently denied Arkansas, West Virginia and Washington's requests for disaster declarations. But Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he feels "really good" about receiving federal help with tornado cleanup. -
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish near what is today the medical campus of St. Louis University -
“Tonia Haddix has violated numerous orders of this Court and seeks to make a mockery of the rule of law by admitting and boasting on television, on the internet, and on other means of public communications, about her violations of the Court’s orders,” U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry wrote. -
Crop prices have returned to more normal levels this year — down from record highs. As farmers expect less income this year, that's likely to send ripples through the larger agricultural economy. -
Four months after the first reported cases of bird flu in dairy cows, the price of milk and demand for it have largely remained unchanged. Industry experts say whether that remains the case will depend on how far and how quickly cases spread. -
Near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, the Missouri governor and top general of the Missouri National Guard touted the bill, which funds the deployment for 200 troops and 22 highway patrol officers. -
Workers at the GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri, have been picketing for over 45 days, but to end the strike, union leaders and members still need to vote on the tentative deal announced Monday. Workers would get a 25% raise over almost five years.
