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When federal agencies quietly cut rural development staff...
When policies push small farms closer to collapse...
When corporations pollute water supplies with no accountability...

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Too often, rural stories — especially those with impacts that ripple outward to larger populations — go untold. We’re here to change that.

This summer, we’re raising $5,000 to help power our in-depth investigations into the forces shaping rural life and beyond — from Big Ag to government oversight.

This work matters. For food. For water and air. For fairness.

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Executive Director, Investigate Midwest


Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public as a watchdog over influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.

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