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Category: Agribusiness

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Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland

by Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press and Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press November 20, 2023November 27, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows.

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GRAPHIC: Two companies control more than half of the corn, soybean and cotton markets

Avatar photo by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest October 18, 2023October 17, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Oklahoma’s permit system ushered in new wave of industrial poultry farm growth

Avatar photo by Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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GRAPHIC: How the rail industry’s shrinking workforce is impacting wheat production

Avatar photo by Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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As Mississippi River levels swing between historic highs and lows, shipping industry grapples with how to adapt

by Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Michigan dairy farm housing: ‘Invisible’ workers suffer, state looks other way

by Yue Stella Yu, Bridge Michigan September 22, 2023November 9, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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The National Pork Board gives more grant money than any other checkoff. Critics say it favors Big Pork.

by Talia Duffy, Investigate Midwest September 21, 2023October 19, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Pillen’s Water: High nitrate detected on hog farms owned by Nebraska’s governor

by Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor stands at intersection of state and ag power

Avatar photo by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press August 31, 2023September 7, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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How Big Ag pollutes America’s waters and makes money doing it

by Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue July 26, 2023October 2, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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