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The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land

How 14 land grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations.

By Tristan Ahtone, Grist, Robert Lee, Grist, Amanda Tachine, Grist, An Garagiola, Grist, Audrianna Goodwin, Grist, Maria Parazo Rose, Grist and Clayton Aldern, Grist

/ 8 Feb 2024

The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land

Investigate Midwest expands coverage to Illinois statehouse

Medill graduate Jennifer Bamberg joins our award-winning reporting team.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 24 Jan 2024

Investigate Midwest expands coverage to Illinois statehouse

How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement, emerging threats

A new report from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats, such as road salt and lead, are emerging.

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

/ 9 Jan 2024

How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement, emerging threats

Investigate Midwest event in Iowa City draws intimate crowd

Donations made at ‘Discovery in Disguise’ will be tripled to support investigative reporting of industrial agriculture.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 22 Nov 2023

Investigate Midwest event in Iowa City draws intimate crowd

Joyce Foundation offers $10K match to Investigate Midwest during NewsMatch

Gifts to the end-of-year giving campaign can be tripled to support investigative reporting of industrial agriculture.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 9 Nov 2023

Joyce Foundation offers $10K match to Investigate Midwest during NewsMatch

Wisconsin journalist John McCracken to cover U.S. meat industry

His work will focus on investigating the country's vast industrial meat production and packing industry.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 28 Sep 2023

Wisconsin journalist John McCracken to cover U.S. meat industry

A new network of attorneys fights the abuses of industrial agriculture. First up, Colorado.

FarmSTAND focuses resources on specific cases that can change precedent on agricultural issues in the courts, working in collaboration with grassroots organizations from local to national levels.

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest

/ 21 Sep 2023

A new network of attorneys fights the abuses of industrial agriculture. First up, Colorado.

The National Pork Board gives more grant money than any other checkoff. Critics say it favors Big Pork.

The pork checkoff gave at least $17 million in agriculture research grants to land-grant universities over the last decade, almost twice as much as the second-highest.

By Talia Duffy, Investigate Midwest

/ 21 Sep 2023

The National Pork Board gives more grant money than any other checkoff. Critics say it favors Big Pork.

How Black farmers are navigating climate change with limited federal support

Some have received equipment and funding from the USDA. Many who have not are frustrated by the process.

By Aallyah Wright, Capital B

/ 19 Sep 2023

How Black farmers are navigating climate change with limited federal support

100 attend a rainy but festive Sunset on the Farm

The annual event in Iowa City supports nonprofit investigative journalism on the ag industry.

By Investigate Midwest Reporting Staff

/ 14 Sep 2023

100 attend a rainy but festive Sunset on the Farm

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

The USDA rolled out the $3.1 billion Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities without solving one of the vexing problems that has affected farmers with carbon credit programs. The issue of how to treat additionality — adding more practices to qualify for a private carbon market — still hangs out th

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 8 Sep 2023

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

Support Iowa ag journalism through evening of pizza, wine, music on Sept. 10

Sunset on the Farm at Walker Homestead outside Iowa City supports the work of IowaWatch, the local newsroom of Investigate Midwest.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 29 Aug 2023

Support Iowa ag journalism through evening of pizza, wine, music on Sept. 10

News Article

The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land

Investigate Midwest expands coverage to Illinois statehouse

How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement, emerging threats

Investigate Midwest event in Iowa City draws intimate crowd

Joyce Foundation offers $10K match to Investigate Midwest during NewsMatch

Wisconsin journalist John McCracken to cover U.S. meat industry

A new network of attorneys fights the abuses of industrial agriculture. First up, Colorado.

The National Pork Board gives more grant money than any other checkoff. Critics say it favors Big Pork.

How Black farmers are navigating climate change with limited federal support

100 attend a rainy but festive Sunset on the Farm

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

Support Iowa ag journalism through evening of pizza, wine, music on Sept. 10

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