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Category: Rural America

Posted inNational, Rural America

New FCC broadband map of the U.S. is ‘a step in the right direction’

by Kristi Eaton, The Daily Yonder December 22, 2022January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

The new map improves on its past iterations, experts say, but there are still questions about the accuracy of some of the  information included.

Posted inNational, Rural America

‘Reservation worthy’ cattle operation expands tribal enterprise

by Liz Gray and Morgan Taylor, Mvskoke Media April 6, 2022April 21, 2022 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inRural America

A Midwest family almost lost their home because of a little-known law

by Kassidy Arena, Midwest Newsroom and Iowa Public Radio February 9, 2022January 19, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inAgribusiness, Government, Rural America

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

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest February 8, 2022January 19, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inCoronavirus, Rural America

Rural Covid-19 Infections Rise for Eighth Straight Week

by Tim Murphy and Tim Marema, The Daily Yonder August 25, 2021January 20, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inCoronavirus, Graphic of the Week, Rural America

GRAPHIC: COVID-19 death rates in rural communities surpassed urban ones in September

by Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 1, 2021April 21, 2021 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inCoronavirus, Rural America, Wellness on the Farm

Farmers already felt isolated. The COVID-19 pandemic made it worse.

by Marissa Plescia, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 10, 2021February 24, 2021 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inHealth, Rural America, Wellness on the Farm

Minnesota has figured out a way to help stressed farmers. Can it be replicated?

by Marissa Plescia, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inRural America

At the nation’s largest student farm organization, a reckoning on race

by Leah Douglas, Food & Environment Reporting Network September 10, 2020January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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