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Making farms more like prairie might help prevent diseases, and KU researchers are studying how

Yellow silflower blooming in greenhouse-like structure.
Silflower (Silphium integrifolium) at a field research site at the KU Field Station.

Fri, 01/17/2025

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Fri, 01/17/2025

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