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Tag: covid 19

Posted inAgribusiness, Coronavirus

Union files OSHA complaint against one of the largest pork plants in the country

by Madison McVan, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

The complaint states Seaboard Foods in Guymon, Oklahoma, did not report coronavirus cases to federal authorities and also failed to implement worker protections, such as social distancing measures.

Posted inCoronavirus

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer

by Georgia Gee, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia Journalism School; Derek Kravitz, Brown Institute for Media Innovation; and Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting November 23, 2020November 24, 2020
Posted inDatasets and Documents, Government

Find Illinois COVID-19 outbreaks in your area

by Midwest Center Staff October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
USDA photo by Preston Keres
Posted inAgribusiness, Coronavirus, Datasets and Documents

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

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest April 16, 2020January 23, 2023
Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Covid-19, slaughterhouses, dairy crisis, CARES

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
Posted in#agalerts

Covid-19

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

Reporter’s Diary: For emergency Covid-19 runs, Trump admin suspends rule ensuring truckers can sleep

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Covid-19 and food, economy, chicken farming and forestry grant review

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

For Midwestern farmers, the workforce and supply chain are top issues in ‘flash recession’

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 20, 2020March 21, 2020
Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Coronavirus; carbon; EU farm program and trade deal

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

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