Researchers with the University of Illinois’ crop research project, Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency -- or RIPE for short -- invited the media and the public to a field day Thursday. Don Ort is the associate director of the RIPE project and a crop science professor at the U of I. He gave Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline an overview of the project.

A genetically modified variety of cassava developed at a St. Louis area lab is being tested in Uganda and Kenya.  Durrie Bouscaren reports from Uganda.