Investigate Midwest staff
Some farmworkers face substandard housing, Investigate Midwest found.
Read the latest column from Dave Dickey on what he considers the most impactful ag story of 2022.
Labor Department reaches deal with PSSI over complaints of child workers
Also, our year-end campaign tallies more than 130 donors so far — thank you!
Giving Tuesday exceeds expectations; what Booker bill means; ag-gag laws in Iowa
Giving Tuesday total exceeds expectations! Without your support, Investigate Midwest would not be able to deliver dozens of stories each year. On GivingNewsDay, our version of Giving Tuesday, we set
Wishing you and yours Happy Thanksgiving + good weekend reads
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Suzanne, here, your digital editor. I get to work with the digital tools and platforms that will help us bring our accountability journalism on Big Ag and
CAFOs are a risk to the environment. Oversight is patchy.
Large animal operations produce millions of gallons of manure that can pollute. The permitting process is a patchwork of state and EPA rules.
8 states look at limiting foreign ownership of farmland. Why? China
A 1978 law requires USDA to collect ownership data, but there are gaps, we learned. China isn't the biggest foreign owner of U.S. agriculture land.
Republicans, incumbents get more political donations from Big Ag, data shows
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is a fav. Of the money that flowed to gubernatorial races, $6 of every $10 went to her.
Billions spent on subsidies program with little oversight
Investigate Midwest and InvestigateTV dug through millions of data points for this story and map that shows where payments went.
Sneak peak on our upcoming investigation; Erin Orr named executive director
A team takes a deep dive on Trump-era subsidies to farmers; new leader for Investigate Midwest; EPA to ban pet collars with TCVP
Investigate Midwest announces new executive director
Erin Orr, deputy director of Investigate Midwest, has been named as executive director, the board of directors announced Wednesday.
Meatpackers JBS, Tyson invest in app to track workers
The investments signal that the big meat companies could follow other industries' surveillance in an attempt to improve productivity.





