Lauren Mills

Farm Safety Experts: New Technologies That Improve Safety Are Here To Stay

New technology from drones to tractor rollover detection are aimed at keeping farmers out of dangerous situations. Drones, modified from their current military use, could be flying soon over Iowa corn fields, allowing farmers to check on growth from comfort and safety.

By Lauren Mills

/ 20 Nov 2013

Farm Safety Experts: New Technologies That Improve Safety Are Here To Stay

Video Interview: Central Iowa Farmer Says Need For Work Safety Has To Meet Farmers' Needs

Chris Petersen, of Clear Lake, Iowa, has farmed and raised hogs for years. As a board member of the Iowa Farmers’ Union and Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and

By Lauren Mills

/ 20 Nov 2013

Video Interview: Central Iowa Farmer Says Need For Work Safety Has To Meet Farmers' Needs

Farm Safety Trainers: Consistent Advice For Preventing Grain Bin Fatalities Is Lacking

Grain bins, a common sight for anyone traveling through Iowa and other corn belt states, are a source of concern for agriculture safety specialists. Lack of research means specialists are unable to provide consistent advice to farmers about working in the storage bins.

By Lauren Mills

/ 19 Nov 2013

Farm Safety Trainers: Consistent Advice For Preventing Grain Bin Fatalities Is Lacking

Matter Of Seconds: Getting Safety Information To The Fields

Video report: Farm safety expert in Iowa hopes to reach more farmers by traveling to fields and events with a large trailer packed with safety equipment. The trailer will give farmers a chance to see the equipment for themselves and learn best practices.

By Lauren Mills

/ 13 Nov 2013

Matter Of Seconds: Getting Safety Information To The Fields

Database: Iowa Farm Fatalities

Farm deaths accounted for more than 30 percent of all occupational fatalities in Iowa between 2001 and 2011, an IowaWatch analysis of data from the Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control

By Lauren Mills

/ 3 Nov 2013

Database: Iowa's Opportunity Gap

U.S. Census data show where black and Latino Iowans have fallen behind white Iowans when it comes to income, jobs, home ownership and high school and college degrees. IowaWatch obtained an analysis of 50 years of U.S. Census data from the Colorado-based public service journalism organization I-News,

By Lauren Mills

/ 15 Sep 2013

Database: Iowa Levee Inspections

Browse this IowaWatch database of levee inspections in Iowa. An IowaWatch story says Iowa towns are at risk because of spotty inspections and an inability to respond efficiently to flaws that exist in some levees.

By Lauren Mills

/ 11 Aug 2013

IowaWatch Investigation: Barriers Keep Drug-Addicted Mothers From Treatment

Social, economic and logistical barriers keep many pregnant, drug-addicted women in Iowa from accessing substance abuse treatment. Moreover, despite attention given the problem over the years, social stigma and fear of losing custody can keep them from seeking medical care during pregnancy, an IowaW

By Lauren Mills

/ 4 Aug 2013

IowaWatch Investigation: Barriers Keep Drug-Addicted Mothers From Treatment

Database: Iowa Library Collection Expenditures from FY2003 to FY2012

Database shows 10-year trends for spending at all of Iowa's public libraries printed materials, digital materials, audio and video. Find your library and see how it changed from 2003 to 2012.

By Lauren Mills

/ 22 Jul 2013

Database: Iowa Library Collection Expenditures from FY2003 to FY2012

Student Debt for Iowa's New College Graduates Remains High

IowaWatch project with college student journalists in Iowa shows that, despite growing numbers of state and federal programs aimed at improving students' financial literacy and years of talk about Iowa's high student debt, students continue to graduate with debt that will follow them long after they

By Lauren Mills

/ 6 May 2013

Student Debt for Iowa's New College Graduates Remains High

Guns on Campus: A poll of University of Iowa Students

A survey by a University of Iowa journalism class found UI students generally feel safe on campus and support the current campus weapons ban. The survey also looked into how

By Lauren Mills

/ 18 Mar 2013

Wetlands and the Water Works: Flowing Off the Farm and into the Water Supply

Part three of a three part series.

By Lauren Mills

/ 2 Apr 2012

Farm Safety Experts: New Technologies That Improve Safety Are Here To Stay

Video Interview: Central Iowa Farmer Says Need For Work Safety Has To Meet Farmers' Needs

Farm Safety Trainers: Consistent Advice For Preventing Grain Bin Fatalities Is Lacking

Matter Of Seconds: Getting Safety Information To The Fields

Database: Iowa Farm Fatalities

Database: Iowa's Opportunity Gap

Database: Iowa Levee Inspections

IowaWatch Investigation: Barriers Keep Drug-Addicted Mothers From Treatment

Database: Iowa Library Collection Expenditures from FY2003 to FY2012

Student Debt for Iowa's New College Graduates Remains High

Guns on Campus: A poll of University of Iowa Students

Wetlands and the Water Works: Flowing Off the Farm and into the Water Supply

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