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Minnesota investigates possible wage theft at closed HyLife plant

Also: Illinois ups penalties for exposing humans to pesticides; meet our summer interns; news on the Mississippi River.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 15 Jun 2023

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JBS was unusually vulnerable to cyber attacks in 2021, records show

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column on languishing complaints to EPA about CAFOs, and the first in a series on the effects of fertilizer.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 8 Jun 2023

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Why did Iowa have 1,000 fish kill events in four decades? Read our latest story.

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column on Big Meat lobbyists, our spring giving campaign ends today, and Sky Chadde a finalist for 2 awards.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 1 Jun 2023

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Great reads from Investigate Midwest for the long weekend

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column and an update on our spring giving campaign.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 25 May 2023

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When was the last time you compared prices on flea-and-tick treatments for your pet?

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column on CA's Prop 12; and HyLife plant H-2B visa workers face closure in Minnesota

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 18 May 2023

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Wanted: Truck drivers, key to the ag industry

Also: Graphic of the Week looks at public water violation numbers, the latest on our spring giving campaign, and Iowa feedlot needs to be rethought.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 11 May 2023

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Child labor cases rise, Labor Dept data shows; some states seek easing restrictions

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column on labeling beef; and the latest on our spring giving campaign.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 4 May 2023

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Dairy technology keeps progressing to automated milking technology — with robots.

Also: Dave Dickey's latest column on the infant formula recall and the FDA; our spring giving campaign; and photos from the Iowa event.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 27 Apr 2023

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EPA spent 18 years on CAFO air emissions standards. The agency still isn't done.

Also: It's our anniversary — and we're in planting season, writes our executive director; see data on Iowa's air emissions; and more.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 20 Apr 2023

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Help us celebrate our Iowa anniversary — come to our April 20 event!

Also: The latest news on milk from Dave Dickey; states using precision ag tech data; 2 Investigate Midwest writers honored.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 13 Apr 2023

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'Super pigs' from Canada approaching Minnesota (True story.)

Also: The latest from Dave Dickey; speakers and stories in Iowa City on April 20; legislation in Illinois to protect workers from pesticide spray

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 6 Apr 2023

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Why Bayer is suing four Mo. farmers over use of herbicide dicamba

Also: A third of US food and beverage workers are in meat and poultry production + learn the storytellers for the April 20 event in Iowa City.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 30 Mar 2023