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WEBSep 18, 2024 — Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest August 19, 2024. Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the USDA
WEBAug 16, 2024 — A Tyson Plant on West Olrich Street in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 28, 2020. photo by Spencer Tirey, for Investigate Midwest. The Packers and Stockyard Division is actively investigating Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat companies in the nation, according to interviews with contract growers and a USDA employee.
‘Is this legal?’: Why an obscure data service has been sued nearly …
WEBJul 29, 2021 — The question remains unanswered, albeit not for lack of trying: Agri Stats — a widely utilized, privately-held data and analytics firm for the meat processing industry — has been named in more than 90 lawsuits since 2016, making it the second-most sued company in the industry over that time span (Tyson Foods is first). All the lawsuits accuse the company of facilitating anti-competitive ...
‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force …
WEBDec 4, 2020 — This story is supported with a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.. Get poisoned or get on board. That’s the choice soybean farmers such as Will Glazik face. The past few summers, farmers near Glazik’s central Illinois farm have sprayed so much of the weed killer dicamba at the same time that it has polluted the air for hours and sometimes days.
Climate change worsens flooding devastation across the Midwest
WEBJul 7, 2021 — In his research, Guinan has found that there’s been a jump in heavy daily precipitation events, like rainfall, across the state by studying rainfall events that were at least 3-inches. The study by the EPA also reported that the average annual precipitation in the Midwest has increased by 5-10% over the last 50 years.
Large animal feeding operations on the rise - Investigate Midwest
WEBJun 7, 2018 — From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) established. That’s up 7.6 percent. A CAFO is defined as an “agricultural enterprises where animals are kept and raised in confined situations,” and most commonly contain …
Popular flea collar Seresto has been linked to more than 100,000 ...
WEBNov 7, 2022 — UPDATE: This story was updated at noon Nov. 7, 2022, with a response from Elanco. The Seresto flea and tick collar now has been the subject of more than 100,000 incident reports, according to new EPA documents. The popular parasite treatment for dogs and cats has come under criticism in recent years, after Investigate Midwest and USA Today reporting showed that Seresto is the most complained ...
Animal waste and agrochemicals are leading cause of fish kills in …
WEBJun 1, 2023 — Key takeaways * In Iowa, agriculture has contributed to 35% of all fish kill events recorded between 1981 and 2022, according to state data. * The monetary value of the fish lost far outpaces the amount the state has fined perpetrators. * The state said the way fish kills are monitored — reporting by community […]
‘We’ve got it everywhere’: Dicamba damaging trees across …
WEBJun 16, 2020 — The 196-acre Sipple Slough Woods in Washington County is home to a locally rare population of a wildflower called Aureolaria grandiflora. But in 2019, biologists reported that it was “significantly depressed” and that more than 100 oak trees had herbicide damage. The site had been damaged the year before.
'No excuse why they're taking so long': Iowa farmers are fed up …
WEBAug 10, 2022 — The operator was fined $1,160 on July 15, but the case remains open because the operator has not responded to the state’s proposed fine. Despite this higher amount, Fett believes even bigger fines would help decrease pesticide drift.
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