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This is KACU’s fundraising week–and we know that you will hear some stories worth supporting.Americans are tired of high grocery prices. U-S officials are taking steps to reduce the price of beef, by re-opening a cattle crossing that had been closed in an attempt to keep the New World Screwworm from spreading into Texas.One of the best high school soccer players in Texas last year has joined ACU’s women’s soccer team. We’ll tell you why she turned down offers from major programs to come to Abilene.As climate change makes parts of our planet drier, farmers are looking for crops that don’t need as much water. There’s a hardy grain that fits the bill, but it’s not well-known. Will sorghum be a future food source for Americans?And we’ll take you to a Big Country Hispanic Heritage celebration…
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