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Foreign investment in U.S. farmland on the rise

Over the past decade, foreign companies have been investing in agricultural land in the United States at a record pace, according to a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis of USDA data. The data was compiled from 1900 to 2014 under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (A

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest, Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and Jelter Meers/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 22 Jun 2017

Foreign investment in U.S. farmland on the rise

Reports question environmental good of ethanol

While ethanol has been hailed as an environmental boon, whether the use of ethanol as a fuel has a positive effect on the environment has been contested, even beyond spills.

By Jelter Meers/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 7 Dec 2016

Reports question environmental good of ethanol

Ethanol spills on the rise in the Midwest

An ethanol spill occurs every two days on average in the Midwest, the worst of which result in contamination of water supplies, major fish kills, loss of life and millions of dollars of damage. The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found that as production and transportation of ethanol has

By Jelter Meers/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 7 Dec 2016

Ethanol spills on the rise in the Midwest

U.S. lodges 23rd trade violations complaint against China

The United States filed a complaint Tuesday against China for violating World Trade Organization commitments by excessively subsidizing its corn, wheat and rice production — hampering the global sale of American commodities in the process.

By Jelter Meers/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 14 Sep 2016