Farm Bill lobbying interests
As part of a project with Harvest Public Media, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analyzed electronic federal lobbying reports to get a closer look at which special interests lobbied on...
View ArticleUSDA ag-projection highlights in one graphic
In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a forward-looking reporting on the state of U.S. agriculture. The department's Economic Research Service took the lead on the report, which...
View ArticleData tool: Explore USDA data on GMO petitions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is tasked with overseeing the introduction of new genetically engineered crops. Companies and institutions that seek to...
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Resources for investigating visas
Photo by Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative ReportingIn 2015, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting hosted the workshop "Covering the U.S. Visa System in Your Own Backyard." Here, a...
View ArticleDatabase: Disappearing Farmland
America has lost millions of acres of farmland over the nearly three decades to urban and rural development. Despite conservation efforts by state and local governments and increased financial...
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Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
Glyphosate is the most used pesticide on U.S. agricultural crops, with the nation using an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center for Investigative...
View ArticleWhere are farm bankruptcies happening?
Search for how many Chapter 12 bankruptcies have been filed in a particular county. Data is from 2013 to 2019. The post Where are farm bankruptcies happening? appeared first on Investigate Midwest.
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Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry
We're tracking closures, cases of Covid-19 among workers and employee deaths in the meatpacking industry. Search our database for impact in your area. The post Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking...
View ArticleEmails: A week before Trump’s order protecting meat plants, industry sent...
Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by Public Citizen and American Oversight show how industry helped shape a federal order to keep meat plants open during the pandemic. The...
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Find Illinois COVID-19 outbreaks in your area
Confidential Illinois data reveals where about 2,600 separate COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred across the state. The post Find Illinois COVID-19 outbreaks in your area appeared first on Investigate...
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