Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

GRAPHIC: Rainfall and fertilizer runoff are linked. This county shows how.

Runoff can lead to poisoned drinking water and toxic algae blooms.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 1 Dec 2021

GRAPHIC: Rainfall and fertilizer runoff are linked. This county shows how.

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities' drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico

As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Nov 2021

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities' drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico

‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’

At least 65 farmworkers have died from heat-related causes since 2002, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of OSHA data. The Biden administration has promised to address the dangers of extreme heat in workplaces.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 21 Oct 2021

‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’

GRAPHIC: With about three months remaining, 2021 has already seen the second-most billion-dollar weather disasters

Since 1980, the frequency and intensity of the events have been steadily increasing.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest and Investigate Midwest staff

/ 20 Oct 2021

GRAPHIC: With about three months remaining, 2021 has already seen the second-most billion-dollar weather disasters

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

Iowa and Illinois, the top two states by crop production, have seen high levels of production this year.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 15 Sep 2021

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

GRAPHIC: Droughts, extreme rainfall will likely become more frequent and more intense, UN climate change report shows

“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” the report reads.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 11 Aug 2021

GRAPHIC: Droughts, extreme rainfall will likely become more frequent and more intense, UN climate change report shows

GRAPHIC: Acres in federal conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade

Since 2007, the number of acres the government has paid farmers and ranchers to conserve has declined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program subsidizes the removal of environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. But, between 2007 and 2016, the enrollment c

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 10 Jun 2021

GRAPHIC: Acres in federal conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade

Among Big Ag facilities, ADM’s Decatur plant emits most carbon dioxide, EPA data shows

Among agricultural facilities with emissions tracked by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, this ADM plant has emitted the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — by far — over the past decade, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of agency data.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest and Investigate Midwest staff

/ 3 Jun 2021

Among Big Ag facilities, ADM’s Decatur plant emits most carbon dioxide, EPA data shows

GRAPHIC: Americans are drinking less cow milk and more plant-based alternatives

In the past half century, people started drinking less cow milk, and recently more and more people have joined in the trend, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 12 May 2021

GRAPHIC: Americans are drinking less cow milk and more plant-based alternatives

GRAPHIC: Nearly all cash crops are genetically engineered now

More than 90 percent of all corn, cotton and soybeans planted in the U.S. are genetically engineered, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 14 Apr 2021

GRAPHIC: Nearly all cash crops are genetically engineered now

Infected, Exhausted, Distressed

A year on, meatpacking workers continue to confront COVID-19. Read their stories.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest, Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest and Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 8 Apr 2021

Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution

Recently, a coalition of Big Ag companies and groups formed the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, which has the stated aim to help address a warming planet.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 1 Apr 2021

Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

GRAPHIC: Rainfall and fertilizer runoff are linked. This county shows how.

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities' drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico

‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’

GRAPHIC: With about three months remaining, 2021 has already seen the second-most billion-dollar weather disasters

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

GRAPHIC: Droughts, extreme rainfall will likely become more frequent and more intense, UN climate change report shows

GRAPHIC: Acres in federal conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade

Among Big Ag facilities, ADM’s Decatur plant emits most carbon dioxide, EPA data shows

GRAPHIC: Americans are drinking less cow milk and more plant-based alternatives

GRAPHIC: Nearly all cash crops are genetically engineered now

Infected, Exhausted, Distressed

Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution

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