• Subscribe
  • Donate
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Region
  • National
  • Datasets and Documents
  • Send us a tip securely
  • About Us
    • Pitch us
    • Our Awards
    • Jobs
  • About Investigate Midwest
  • Board of Directors
  • User Agreement and Privacy Policy
  • Donor Transparency
  • Editorial Independence Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Investigate Midwest

Investigate Midwest

Tag: Farm Bureau

Posted inGovernment, National

In Washington, agricultural policymakers circulate among Farm Bureau, USDA and industry

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest August 24, 2022January 19, 2023

Dozens of USDA leaders had Farm Bureau connections before joining the agency.

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
Posted inClimate Change, Climate Change and Agribusiness

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities’ drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico

by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agricultural Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest November 30, 2021January 20, 2023
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
Posted inEnvironment, Government

In Missouri, lawmakers are poised to eliminate local regulation of CAFOs

by Leah Douglas, Food and Environment Reporting Network May 10, 2019January 23, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness

Pesticide applicators warned Illinois ag officials in 2016 about potential dicamba damage

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting December 20, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inClimate Change and Agribusiness

Lack of irrigation reporting leaves uncertain future for Illinois groundwater

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting June 20, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inEnvironment, Government

U.S. appeals court sides with Big Ag on FOIA case against EPA

by Robert Holly September 15, 2016January 23, 2023
Posted inLabor

Ag industry says visa program for farm labor again facing slowdowns

by Robert Holly May 28, 2016January 23, 2023

Latest News

Roundup caused her cancer, but she was denied a settlement because of her citizenship status, lawsuit says
Agribusiness

Roundup caused her cancer, but she was denied a settlement because of her citizenship status, lawsuit says

January 19, 2023January 23, 2023
En el Medio Oeste, la supervisión estatal ha obligado a algunos empleadores a proporcionar mejores viviendas a los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes. Pero la regulación sigue teniendo lagunas.
IowaWatch

En el Medio Oeste, la supervisión estatal ha obligado a algunos empleadores a proporcionar mejores viviendas a los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes. Pero la regulación sigue teniendo lagunas.

January 19, 2023January 24, 2023
Opinion: It’s time to break up FDA
Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to break up FDA

January 18, 2023January 23, 2023
GRAPHIC: Bird flu main cause of record-breaking egg prices, USDA says
Graphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: Bird flu main cause of record-breaking egg prices, USDA says

January 18, 2023January 26, 2023

About Us

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. Learn More »

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Fund for Investigative Journalism, Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Lumpkin Family Foundation, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Builders Initiative

MEMBER OF

About Us

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.

Quick Links

  • About Investigate Midwest
  • Contact Us
  • Support Investigate Midwest
© 2023 Investigate Midwest. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS