Investigate Midwest News Iowans to share ‘Discovery in Disguise’ tales in Iowa City; meet the speakers The Nov. 9 live event brings together Investigate Midwest, University of Iowa students, Iowa Public Radio’s Charity Nebbe and dynamic local storytellers. By Investigate Midwest staff / 19 Oct 2023
Investigate Midwest News Wisconsin journalist John McCracken to cover U.S. meat industry His work will focus on investigating the country's vast industrial meat production and packing industry. By Investigate Midwest staff / 28 Sep 2023
Environment Pigs and Power, Story 2: What you need to know The second story in the series examines Pillen Family Farms’ hog operations and their possible impact on Nebraska’s drinking water. By Investigate Midwest staff / 7 Sep 2023
Government Pigs and Power, Story 1: What you need to know Investigate Midwest and the Flatwater Free Press spent months investigating the business, Pillen Family Farms. By Investigate Midwest staff / 31 Aug 2023
Investigate Midwest News Support Iowa ag journalism through evening of pizza, wine, music on Sept. 10 Sunset on the Farm at Walker Homestead outside Iowa City supports the work of IowaWatch, the local newsroom of Investigate Midwest. By Investigate Midwest staff / 29 Aug 2023
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Investigate Midwest announces new executive director Erin Orr, deputy director of Investigate Midwest, has been named as executive director, the board of directors announced Wednesday. By Investigate Midwest staff / 20 Oct 2022
National TOP TAKEAWAYS: Here are 5 important things to know from the new congressional investigation into Seresto collars Read the top takeaways from the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy's 16-month investigation. By Investigate Midwest staff / 16 Jun 2022
COVID-19 and Meatpacking 'Toe tag resolutions': Read key takeaways from the new Congressional report on meatpacking's COVID-19 crisis Here are some of the important emails to know that Congress obtained during its new investigation into the meatpacking industry. By Investigate Midwest staff / 17 May 2022
Datasets and Documents Search through reported cases of human pesticide exposure in Illinois The Illinois Department of Agriculture has tracked human pesticide exposure cases reported to the agency since 2019. By Investigate Midwest staff / 14 Apr 2022
Agribusiness TOP TAKEAWAYS: Five things to know from our investigation into Illinois’ monitoring of human pesticide exposure These are the most important things to know about our latest investigation. By Investigate Midwest staff / 14 Apr 2022
Data Harvest 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
Agribusiness TOP TAKEAWAYS: Three things to know from our Seaboard Foods investigation Here are the most important things to know from our investigation into a major pork processing plant. By Investigate Midwest staff / 30 Sep 2021
