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Millions of livestock die each year while being transported. Those cases are rarely investigated by the USDA.

by Madison Holcomb, for Investigate Midwest January 30, 2025January 31, 2025 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

On Aug. 22, 2024, a semi-trailer truck owned by Demaree Trucking, LLC, was hit by another semi on Interstate 57 in eastern Illinois, causing the truck and its cargo of 67 cows to flip over onto the highway shoulder. Twenty of the cows on board were killed, while another 20 got loose, scattering across the […]

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GRAPHIC: Number of agricultural fatalities has decreased, but industry remains dangerous

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest September 21, 2023April 3, 2025 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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Farming among the country’s deadliest jobs

by Robert Holly September 21, 2014January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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As deaths add up, farmers ‘walk the grain’ unprotected

by Robert Holly November 4, 2013January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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Millions of livestock die each year while being transported. Those cases are rarely investigated by the USDA.

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GRAPHIC: Number of agricultural fatalities has decreased, but industry remains dangerous

Farming among the country’s deadliest jobs

As deaths add up, farmers ‘walk the grain’ unprotected

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Low cattle numbers raise fears of another beef packing plant shutdown

The USDA fired its experts on seed industry concentration. Then, it proclaimed it was working on the issue.

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