New Senate agriculture committee leadership has extensive ties to industry heavyweights
The new leader of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee, Arkansas’ John Boozman, has several ties to meatpacking behemoths, including Tyson […]
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. […]
GRAPHIC: Here’s why mass deportation could affect the nation’s food supply.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to begin his second term with the largest mass deportation in history, making the jobs […]
Iowa dairies with biogas digesters are growing their herds, which concerns water quality advocates
This story was original published by The Gazette. STATE CENTER — The 8,000 Holsteins that make the feedstock for the […]
‘Climate-smart’ beef is an oxymoron
Last year, Tyson Foods unveiled Brazen Beef, a new line of meat the company claims produces 10% less greenhouse gas […]
GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods under investigation for employing minors amid surge in US child labor violations
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the Department of Labor for employing minors at two of its Arkansas poultry processing […]
Unsealed: Syngenta spent decades attempting to quiet health concerns about its profitable herbicide.
In 2004, John Platt and his wife purchased 26 acres of untouched woodlands in Florida’s panhandle. As they transformed it […]
Is there any middle ground to be found to reduce deadly CAFO barn fires?
Big Meat is absolutely apoplectic over new standards approved by a non-governmental organization you most probably have never heard of […]
GRAPHIC: Kansas farmers lead Midwest in smartphone, computer use
Kansas leads the Midwest in farmers’ use of computers and smartphones, according to the latest technology use and ownership report […]
Celebrating food, family and fun at Sunset on the Farm
Investigate Midwest hosted its annual Sunset on the Farm on Sept. 22 at the Walker Homestead in Iowa City, marking […]