Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

GRAPHIC: U.S. share of world wheat production hit record low in 2022

World wheat exports dropped due to war in Ukraine and drought in the U.S.

/ 15 Mar 2023

GRAPHIC: U.S. share of world wheat production hit record low in 2022

US pushes back against Mexico's ban of GMO corn imports

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is willing to risk a trade dispute with the United States in an effort to preserve a culturally important crop.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 15 Mar 2023

US pushes back against Mexico's ban of GMO corn imports

Supreme Court denies Tyson Foods’ request to hear workers’ COVID-19 death cases in federal court

Nearly three years after the deaths, the lawsuits have yet to move forward to discovery or trial.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 22 Feb 2023

Supreme Court denies Tyson Foods’ request to hear workers’ COVID-19 death cases in federal court

GRAPHIC: Agribusiness spent a record-breaking $165 million on federal lobbying last year

The lobbying spending represents a 20-year high.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 16 Feb 2023

GRAPHIC: Agribusiness spent a record-breaking $165 million on federal lobbying last year

GRAPHIC: Bird flu main cause of record-breaking egg prices, USDA says

Since February, more than 39 million hens died or were killed as a result of the disease.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 17 Jan 2023

GRAPHIC: Bird flu main cause of record-breaking egg prices, USDA says

‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price.

More than 1 million Minnesotans drink from private wells but few know if their water is safe, experts said.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 11 Jan 2023

‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price.

Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts nd specialization.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 23 Nov 2022

Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

Large CAFOs are known polluters. Here's why EPA permits only cover one-third.

States enforce these federal rules differently, resulting in a patchwork of regulation that activists say fails to protect the environment.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 17 Nov 2022

Large CAFOs are known polluters. Here's why EPA permits only cover one-third.

Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers

With a team from InvestigateTV, we studied government reports, analyzed millions of rows of data and obtained private communication to public officials.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 2 Nov 2022

Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers

Secret Subsidies: Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency and compliance checks

The $23 billion in USDA program payouts set a precedent for spending without Congressional approval, experts say.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest, Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV

/ 24 Oct 2022

Secret Subsidies: Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency and compliance checks

JBS, Tyson Foods invest in smartwatch app that monitors workers

The watches continuously update safety and productivity metrics on a dashboard for supervisors.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 13 Oct 2022

JBS, Tyson Foods invest in smartwatch app that monitors workers

Scaling Up: Production contracts more common in North Carolina than Midwestern pork states

Researchers think long-tenured farmers in the Midwest are less likely to make deals with Big Ag companies.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 5 Oct 2022

GRAPHIC: U.S. share of world wheat production hit record low in 2022

US pushes back against Mexico's ban of GMO corn imports

Supreme Court denies Tyson Foods’ request to hear workers’ COVID-19 death cases in federal court

GRAPHIC: Agribusiness spent a record-breaking $165 million on federal lobbying last year

GRAPHIC: Bird flu main cause of record-breaking egg prices, USDA says

‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price.

Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

Large CAFOs are known polluters. Here's why EPA permits only cover one-third.

Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers

Secret Subsidies: Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency and compliance checks

JBS, Tyson Foods invest in smartwatch app that monitors workers

Scaling Up: Production contracts more common in North Carolina than Midwestern pork states

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