Posted inGraphic of the Week, National GRAPHIC: Food prices — especially meat — are outstripping historical inflation by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America March 2, 2022January 19, 2023 In the past 20 years, inflation on food prices was about 2% each year. Last year, it jumped.
Posted inGovernment, Illinois An Illinois bill aims to counteract a decades-long trend: The decline of the Black farmer by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America February 15, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inGraphic of the Week GRAPHIC: Billions in crop insurance payouts can be linked to climate change, EWG report says by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America February 3, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness ‘When a grocery store closes up and it’s your last one, you feel it immediately’ by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America January 27, 2022January 26, 2022
Posted inLabor “Keeping our drivers happy”: Trucker shortage leading to empty store shelves compels companies to increase wages by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America January 11, 2022January 19, 2022
Posted inAgribusiness COVID-19 disrupted supply chains. Now Illinois farmers face higher prices. by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Posted inRural America Rural Illinois has lost population over the past decade. It’s gained in diversity. by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Posted inGraphic of the Week GRAPHIC: Family farms received on average $2,167 in stimulus payments in 2020 by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America November 17, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inGraphic of the Week GRAPHIC: For family farms, most income comes from far afield by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America October 14, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness, Labor Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic. by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America September 23, 2021January 19, 2023