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Author Archives: Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America

Posted inIowaWatch

ADM, other Big Ag companies host top state ag officials in Midwest at private dinner before Farm Progress Show, emails show

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America August 29, 2022January 24, 2023

The dinner doesn’t need to be disclosed to authorities, raising questions about how effective state lobbying rules are. “If someone doesn’t record it,” one expert said, “how are you going to find out?”

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