Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

GRAPHIC: Soil management accounts for half of all agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture accounts for 11% of the country’s greenhouse gasses, according to Congressional researchers.

/ 25 May 2022

GRAPHIC: Soil management accounts for half of all agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

In rare case, a large meatpacking plant is being forced to address workers’ repetitive motion injuries

Repetitive motion injuries are common among meatpacking workers, but citations are rare, especially over the past several years.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 19 May 2022

In rare case, a large meatpacking plant is being forced to address workers’ repetitive motion injuries

Despite case of bird flu in a human, experts say risk to public and poultry workers remains low

The ongoing avian flu outbreak has caused the loss of 37 million birds since February.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 12 May 2022

Despite case of bird flu in a human, experts say risk to public and poultry workers remains low

Tyson Foods authored draft version of Trump’s 2020 executive order to keep meatpacking plants open during COVID-19 pandemic, emails show

The Tyson revelation is one finding in a new congressional report that details the myriad ways meat executives and sympathetic government allies influenced federal coronavirus response at the expense of worker safety.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 12 May 2022

Tyson Foods authored draft version of Trump’s 2020 executive order to keep meatpacking plants open during COVID-19 pandemic, emails show

E. Coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens continue despite FDA, industry prevention efforts

Four outbreaks have occurred in the two years since the Food and Drug Administration announced its action plan to combat E. coli in leafy greens.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 7 Apr 2022

E. Coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens continue despite FDA, industry prevention efforts

Opening this spring in Kansas: A high-tech lab researching livestock diseases

At the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, researchers will try to find cures for and ways to prevent highly contagious diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, affecting livestock and humans.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Mar 2022

Opening this spring in Kansas: A high-tech lab researching livestock diseases

GRAPHIC: Midwestern states received most direct operating loans last year

The loans are provided to farmers who don't qualify for credit from other lenders.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Mar 2022

GRAPHIC: Midwestern states received most direct operating loans last year

Shuttered offices, potentially high fertilizer costs: Here’s what the situation in Ukraine means for U.S. agriculture

“We import 80% of the fertilizer we use from outside the U.S. so the situation in eastern Europe will affect those supply chain issues around the world," one farm bureau representative said.

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest, Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America and Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 3 Mar 2022

Shuttered offices, potentially high fertilizer costs: Here’s what the situation in Ukraine means for U.S. agriculture

It takes tons of water to put meat on Americans' plates. But most meat companies don't ensure conservation in their supply chains.

Climate change is making water more scarce in some areas, but water-intensive meat production isn’t slowing down.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 23 Feb 2022

GRAPHIC: Production contracts, a target of Biden administration, are common in livestock industry

Usually under production contracts, farmers raise animals owned by meat companies.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 9 Feb 2022

GRAPHIC: Production contracts, a target of Biden administration, are common in livestock industry

The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ.

With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believes it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 8 Feb 2022

The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ.

GRAPHIC: Just 17 plants slaughtered 65% of U.S. hogs last year

In 2020, the majority of pork plants slaughtered relatively few pigs.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 8 Dec 2021

GRAPHIC: Soil management accounts for half of all agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

In rare case, a large meatpacking plant is being forced to address workers’ repetitive motion injuries

Despite case of bird flu in a human, experts say risk to public and poultry workers remains low

Tyson Foods authored draft version of Trump’s 2020 executive order to keep meatpacking plants open during COVID-19 pandemic, emails show

E. Coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens continue despite FDA, industry prevention efforts

Opening this spring in Kansas: A high-tech lab researching livestock diseases

GRAPHIC: Midwestern states received most direct operating loans last year

Shuttered offices, potentially high fertilizer costs: Here’s what the situation in Ukraine means for U.S. agriculture

It takes tons of water to put meat on Americans' plates. But most meat companies don't ensure conservation in their supply chains.

GRAPHIC: Production contracts, a target of Biden administration, are common in livestock industry

The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ.

GRAPHIC: Just 17 plants slaughtered 65% of U.S. hogs last year

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