The nation’s agriculture sector, which relies heavily on undocumented workers, could face a significant challenge when ...

For most of 2024, there was not a clear choice regarding which agricultural issue or event would emerge as the most ...

Citing a recent Watchdog Writers Group and Investigate Midwest investigation, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, accused ...

Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected ...

The only way to significantly reduce phosphorus levels in Oklahoma’s eastern waterways is to ban the use of chicken litter as ...

Meatpacking plants closed at an unprecedented rate this year, accelerated by a number of factors such as rising livestock costs, workforce shortages, food safety violations and foodborne illnesses, ...

Preston Arnold on his farm near Sikeston, Missouri, where he raised chickens before market changes on April 17, 2024. photo by Daniel Byrd, for Investigate Midwest This story was updated Dec. 18, 2024 ...

Data-driven journalism is at the core of Investigate Midwest’s mission. It fuels our reporting on corporate agriculture. In addition to our deeply reported stories, a chart or graphic can go a long ...

A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure spills in Iowa between 2013 and 2023. The 179 spills occurred throughout ...

View of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant by the no-trespassing boundary on the shore of Lake Michigan. photo by S. Nicole Lane, for Investigate Midwest COVERT, Michigan — The Palisades Nuclear ...