Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

The U.S. has put various protections in place to keep African Swine Fever out to protect the more than $8 billion pork industry.

By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media

/ 15 Feb 2022

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

As tax dollars dry up, university ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects

From Iowa to Oklahoma to Kansas, universities are working more closely with agribusiness in search of ways to pay for projects where tax dollars have become more scarce. Critics worry that agriculture schools might focus more on industry than the public interest.

By Seth Bodine, Harvest Public Media and Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media

/ 16 Nov 2021

As tax dollars dry up, university ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects

Corporate money keeps university ag schools ‘relevant,’ and makes them targets of donor criticism

Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest shows corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade.

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest, Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media, Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media and Seth Bodine, Harvest Public Media

/ 15 Nov 2021

Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

As tax dollars dry up, university ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects

Corporate money keeps university ag schools ‘relevant,’ and makes them targets of donor criticism

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