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Food prices going up (even on your Fourth of July burger)
While consumers pay more, data also shows producers are earning less.
Big Ag U series wins top prize
Our three-part collaboration with Harvest Public Media received a top investigative reporting award.
EPA must cancel popular Seresto collar over link to pet deaths, Congressional subcommittee says
On Wednesday, a Congressional subcommittee released the results of a 16-month investigation into Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars in America. The report called for
TOP TAKEAWAYS: Here are 5 important things to know from the new congressional investigation into Seresto collars
Read the top takeaways from the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy's 16-month investigation.
Big Ag U series named a finalist for Richard Driehaus investigative reporting award
In 2018, a University of Illinois professor said a widely reported truth: Monsanto's dicamba — a commonly used pesticide — was drifting and damaging crops. A company executive, who also
Meatpacker JBS must take steps to prevent disease outbreaks at 7 plants
More than two years after well-publicized COVID-19 outbreaks at JBS meatpacking plants, federal authorities have required a handful to develop plans to prevent future infectious disease outbreaks. Under
OSHA, Seaboard Foods reach rare deal over workers' repetitive motion injuries
OSHA last cited a meatpacking company for ergonomic safety issues during the Obama administration. But the agency broke its pattern in December when it issued a rare citation against Seaboard
'Toe tag resolutions': Read key takeaways from the new Congressional report on meatpacking's COVID-19 crisis
Here are some of the important emails to know that Congress obtained during its new investigation into the meatpacking industry.
Congress reveals Tyson's role in critical early-pandemic executive order
Also, meet two Report for America fellows who join our newsroom in June.
Here's where foreign investors are buying ag land
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Search through reported cases of human pesticide exposure in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has tracked human pesticide exposure cases reported to the agency since 2019.





