- Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/09/20/research-seeks-ways-to-grow-solar-and-crops-together-in-the-skeptical-corn-belt/ 5 comments environment
- Column: Yup carbon dioxide is an air pollutant! https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/08/31/column-yup-carbon-dioxide-is-an-air-pollutant/ 6 comments politics
- In Washington, agricultural policymakers circulate among Farm Bureau, USDA and industry https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/08/24/in-washington-agricultural-policymakers-circulate-among-farm-bureau-usda-and-industry/ 2 comments politics
- 'Dead Zone' smaller than expected, but bigger than desired. The so-called dead zone where the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico, an area of low oxygen that cannot sustain life, clocked in at 3,275 square miles this year https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/08/04/dead-zone-smaller-than-expected-but-bigger-than-desired/ 30 comments environment
- Column: It's time to put an end to tractor dealer embedded software license agreements https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/07/27/column-its-time-to-put-an-end-to-tractor-dealer-embedded-software-license-agreements/ 14 comments technology
- Column: Bayer is 0-2 at US Supreme Court on glyphosate certiorari … and a storm is brewing https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/07/13/column-bayer-is-0-2-at-us-supreme-court-on-glyphosate-certiorari-and-a-storm-is-brewing/ 3 comments politics
- How Illinois’ ‘fragmented system’ of monitoring pesticide exposure ‘allows individuals to get poisoned over and over without any brakes’ https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/04/14/how-illinois-fragmented-system-of-monitoring-pesticide-exposure-allows-individuals-to-get-poisoned-over-and-over-without-any-brakes/ 2 comments politics
- Opinion: Saving bumblebees in the U.S. is a slough https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/02/22/opinion-saving-bumblebees-in-the-u-s-is-a-slough/ 2 comments politics
- A Midwest family almost lost their home because of a little-known law. "Quiet Title" laws across the Midwest can disproportionately affect homeowners who don’t speak English, such as Natalia Esteban who emigrated from Mexico over 20 years ago https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/02/09/a-midwest-family-almost-lost-their-home-because-of-a-little-known-law/ 8 comments economy
- The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ. https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/02/08/the-american-farm-bureau-federation-claims-its-the-voice-of-agriculture-these-groups-beg-to-differ/ 3 comments politics
- 'When a grocery store closes up and it's your last one, you feel it immediately.' Rural areas are losing grocery stores but gaining other kinds of food retailers, such as dollar stores, according to the USDA https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/01/27/when-a-grocery-store-closes-up-and-its-your-last-one-you-feel-it-immediately/ 185 comments economy
- Opinion: EPA takes another bite on dicamba...will anything change? https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/12/08/opinion-epa-takes-another-bite-on-dicamba-will-anything-change/ 2 comments politics
- North Carolina is driving much of the H-2A program’s growth. That means more exposure to what workers call the 'green monster.' https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/08/12/tobacco-is-driving-much-of-the-north-carolina-h-2a-programs-growth-that-means-more-exposure-to-what-workers-call-the-green-monster/ 4 comments politics
- Graphic: Big commercial farms got 10x more government assistance than family farms https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/07/29/graphic-big-commercial-farms-got-10x-more-government-assistance-than-family-farms/ 16 comments economy
- The Biden administration has defended some of former President Trump’s pesticide decisions https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/07/08/bidens-administration-defends-some-of-trumps-decisions-on-pesticides/ 9 comments politics
- Trump ag secretary Sonny Perdue personally lobbied to keep meatpacking plants open during pandemic, emails show https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/07/02/trump-ag-secretary-sonny-perdue-personally-lobbied-to-keep-meatpacking-plants-open-during-pandemic-emails-show/ 168 comments politics
- Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning. https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/02/popular-flea-collar-linked-to-almost-1700-pet-deaths-the-epa-has-issued-no-warning/ 3 comments politics
- COVID-19 deaths go uninvestigated as OSHA takes a hands-off approach to meatpacking plants https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/01/12/covid-19-deaths-go-uninvestigated-as-osha-takes-a-hands-off-approach-to-meatpacking-plants/ 3 comments politics
- Despite hundreds of millions in tax dollars, ADM’s carbon capture program still hasn’t met promised goals https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/11/19/despite-hundreds-of-millions-in-tax-dollars-adms-carbon-capture-program-still-hasnt-met-promised-goals/ 3 comments politics
- Opinion: Humanity's future at stake on November 3rd https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/11/01/opinion-humanitys-future-at-stake-on-november-3rd/ 12 comments politics
- Opinion: OSHA and Big Meat should be investigated over COVID-19 response https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/10/28/opinion-osha-and-big-meat-should-be-investigated-over-covid-19-response/ 16 comments politics
- Opinion: COVID-19 exposes weakness in U.S. food system https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/10/22/opinion-covid-19-exposes-weakness-in-u-s-food-system/ 3 comments politics
- ‘All smoke and mirrors’: How Trump’s meatpacking order has failed to keep workers safe https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/06/18/all-smoke-and-mirrors-how-trumps-meatpacking-order-has-failed-to-keep-workers-safe/ 21 comments economy
- In apparent rejection of federal court, EPA allows continued dicamba use https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/06/09/in-apparent-rejection-of-federal-court-epa-allows-continued-dicamba-use/ 3 comments politics
- EPA sidesteps normal public process to approve BASF’s cancer-linked pesticide https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/04/03/epa-sidesteps-normal-public-process-to-approve-basfs-cancer-linked-pesticide/ 14 comments politics
- Crop insurance, farm safety programs get big cuts under Trump’s budget https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/02/20/crop-insurance-farm-safety-programs-get-big-cuts-under-trumps-budget/ 30 comments politics
- Relocating USDA agencies delayed millions in grants. One was for a suicide prevention network for farmers. https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/02/12/relocating-usda-agencies-delayed-millions-in-grants-one-was-for-a-suicide-prevention-network-for-farmers/ 11 comments politics
- More foreign ownership of U.S. beef processors raises food safety concerns https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/12/18/more-foreign-ownership-of-u-s-beef-processors-raises-food-safety-concerns/ 8 comments politics
- Report warns of dangers from staff decline at Illinois EPA https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/11/27/report-warns-of-dangers-from-staff-decline-at-illinois-epa/ 3 comments politics
- Soybean promoters shop for new markets as talks with China continue https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/10/15/soybean-promoters-shop-for-new-markets-as-talks-with-china-continue/ 4 comments politics
- Opinion: American farmers catching on to gaslighting gasbag https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/10/11/opinion-american-farmers-catching-on-to-gaslighting-gasbag/ 34 comments politics
- Opinion: EPA chooses chemical companies over children's health - Investigate Midwest https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/09/25/opinion-epa-chooses-chemical-companies-over-childrens-health/ 3 comments politics
- Food pantries struggle with abundance of meat, milk as USDA triples food buys https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/07/01/food-pantries-struggle-with-abundance-of-meat-milk-as-usda-triples-food-buys/ 11 comments politics
- Opinion: Proposed Federal pork inspection changes may be a risk to public safety https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/05/01/opinion-proposed-federal-pork-inspection-changes-may-be-a-risk-to-public-safety/ 9 comments politics
- CDC report: More research needed on health risks from weedkiller glyphosate https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/04/15/cdc-report-more-research-needed-on-health-risks-from-weedkiller-glyphosate/ 7 comments politics
- Safety exemptions for livestock haulers raise concerns for others on the road https://investigatemidwest.org/2018/12/28/safety-exemptions-for-livestock-haulers-raise-concerns-for-others-on-the-road/ 3 comments politics
- Serious criminal immigration convictions still infrequent under Trump http://investigatemidwest.org/2018/01/09/serious-criminal-immigration-convictions-still-infrequent-under-trump/ 3 comments politics
- Migrant farm workers file class action lawsuit against Monsanto http://investigatemidwest.org/2017/07/02/migrant-farm-workers-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-monsanto/ 6 comments politics
- America’s Dairyland and Trump in the rearview mirror as workers return to Mexico http://investigatemidwest.org/2017/06/19/americas-dairyland-and-trump-in-the-rearview-mirror-as-workers-return-to-mexico/ 3 comments politics
- Federal report forecasts hundreds of billions of dollars in climate change costs http://investigatemidwest.org/2016/11/29/federal-report-forecasts-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-in-climate-change-costs/ 3 comments politics