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GRAPHIC: How Midwest farms use computers

by Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest November 12, 2021July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture annual survey collected in June, most farms throughout selected Midwest states use their phones to access the internet.

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Weeks into vaccine rollout, some in Iowa worry about being left behind

by Natalie Krebs / Iowa Public Radio and Side Effects Public Media March 5, 2021 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Farmers reeling after storm rips through millions of acres of crops

by Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media August 17, 2020August 19, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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News21 State Of Emergency Episode 4: A Rising Threat

by Molly Duerig, director/News21 September 24, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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โ€˜It Follows Them Foreverโ€™: Interest In Storm Survivors’ Mental Health Increases

by Sarah Beth Guevara and Katie Hunger/News21 August 28, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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After The Deluge: Historic Floods Spell Trouble For Farmers, Rural Communities, The Nation

by Anya Magnuson and Molly Duerig/News21 August 25, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inAgribusiness

Recent flooding costs grain trader Archer Daniels Midland millions in losses

by Claire Hettinger/ Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 3, 2019July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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While abortion clinics diminish, crisis pregnancy centers flourish

by Ramiro Ferrando/For Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 19, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inEnvironment, Health

Pesticide buffer zones crop up in other states but none in Midwest

by Anna Casey January 17, 2018January 17, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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