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European pesticide victims left to fend for themselves

By Stéphane Horel and Staffan Dahllöf, Le Monde | February 16, 2022

Suffering from Parkinson’s disease or cancer, European farmworkers experience inadequate recognition and failing compensation schemes.

Agribusiness

Poisoned farmers: exposing the myth of pesticide protection in Europe

By Stéphane Horel and Staffan Dahllöf, Le Monde | February 16, 2022

In Europe, scientists have blown the whistle on farmworkers' exposure to pesticides for years. They remain unheard.

Black farmers

An Illinois bill aims to counteract a decades-long trend: The decline of the Black farmer

By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America | February 15, 2022

“This bill could help usher in a new generation of African American farmers,” a Black producer said. “But, if it fails, it’s gonna continue to dwindle.”

Agribusiness

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media | February 15, 2022

The U.S. has put various protections in place to keep African Swine Fever out to protect the more than $8 billion pork industry.

Government

Former OSHA officials urge court to side with workers in case against OSHA

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest | February 11, 2022

The case involves one of the "most important tools" workers have to compel the agency to protect them.

Agribusiness

The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | February 8, 2022

With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believes it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."

afida

Secret Acres: Foreign-owned agricultural land inaccurately tracked by government

By Jamie Grey, Emily Featherston, Cory Johnson and Lee Zurik, InvestigateTV | January 26, 2022

Federal law requires disclosure, but those records are incomplete.

Agribusiness

Independent cattle ranchers continue fight against national checkoff program

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | December 7, 2021

Ranchers must pay $1 per head of cattle sold to an organization some say works against their interests. The organization, known as a checkoff, says it represents producers of all sizes.

Health

Maker of Seresto defends flea and tick collar amid calls for a ban over safety concerns

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest | November 8, 2021

The company behind the popular Seresto flea-and-tick collar has filed a lengthy defense of the safety of its product amid calls for federal regulars to ban over concerns of harm and death to the pets who wear it.

Government

SERESTO SHORT-FORM: What we’ve discovered so far about the popular collars linked to pet injuries and deaths

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest | November 4, 2021

Read the most important takeaways from our continuing investigation into the popular flea-and-tick collar for pets.

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Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.

How Illinois’ ‘fragmented system’ of monitoring pesticide exposure ‘allows individuals to get poisoned over and over without any brakes’

How Illinois’ ‘fragmented system’ of monitoring pesticide exposure ‘allows individuals to get poisoned over and over without any brakes’

Database: Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission.

SERESTO: what we’ve discovered so far about the popular collars linked to pet injuries and deaths

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