EPA Warns Toxic Formaldehyde Presents An Unreasonable Risk Of Injury
“The agency’s final risk assessment for formaldehyde jump-starts the process to address the risk posed by the cancer-causing chemical” Chemicals […]
GRAPHIC: As Trump policy changes loom, nearly half of farmworkers lack legal status
The nation’s agriculture sector, which relies heavily on undocumented workers, could face a significant challenge when President-elect Donald Trump takes […]
Oklahoma AG’s expert witnesses push chicken waste ban amid federal lawsuit
The only way to significantly reduce phosphorus levels in Oklahoma’s eastern waterways is to ban the use of chicken litter […]
GRAPHIC: Recent Tyson Foods, Butterball meatpacking plant closures highlight industry trend
Meatpacking plants closed at an unprecedented rate this year, accelerated by a number of factors such as rising livestock costs, […]
Opinion: Care to guess which is the top ag story of the year?
For most of 2024, there was not a clear choice regarding which agricultural issue or event would emerge as the […]
A year in agribusiness: Four data visuals you need to see
Data-driven journalism is at the core of Investigate Midwest’s mission. It fuels our reporting on corporate agriculture. In addition to […]
U.S. senator slams Tyson Foods for ‘wrong and anti-American’ efforts to silence farmers
Citing a recent Watchdog Writers Group and Investigate Midwest investigation, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, accused Tyson Foods of using […]
Tyson Foods cut contracts with poultry farmers. Now the company is working to silence their legal fight.
This story was produced by the Watchdog Writers Group in collaboration with Investigate Midwest. DEXTER, Missouri – On an early […]
Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa
A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure spills in […]
USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of documents. Would Donald Trump end it?
Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected nearly 18,000 related documents. […]