Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, Author at Investigate Midwest

Nearly two years after ICE came to town, trauma still haunts these Iowa families

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 1, 2020July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Editor’s note: This story was produced with support from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship and by the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism. Luis bent over his front porch, one knee on a piece of plywood as he muscled an old hand saw through a cut in […]

Government, Labor

Nearly two years after ICE came to town, trauma still haunts these Iowa families

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 17, 2020March 18, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Rotten corn

Crop insurance, farm safety programs get big cuts under Trump’s budget

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 20, 2020July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

After suing feds for contempt, Kraft Foods attempts second settlement in wheat market manipulation case

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 17, 2020July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Half of North Dakota’s Corn is still in the field. USDA calls it “on-farm storage”

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting January 30, 2020July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Three people in white jackets and blue hard hats stand in front of cattle carcasses at a meatpacking plant assembly line.

More foreign ownership of U.S. beef processors raises food safety concerns

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting December 18, 2019July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Farm immigration reform aims to aid struggling Midwest dairies

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting December 9, 2019July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

CBOT_Train

A 10-minute delay of key USDA reports gave some people an advantage. Here’s why.

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting November 19, 2019July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Agribusiness, Energy, Government

EPA’s second attempt to fix Renewable Fuel Standard loophole draws criticism

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 22, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Soybean promoters shop for new markets as talks with China continue

by Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 15, 2019April 11, 2025 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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