Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

GRAPHIC: How Midwest farms use computers

Based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture annual survey collected in June, most farms throughout selected Midwest states use their phones to access the internet.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 12 Nov 2021

GRAPHIC: How Midwest farms use computers

GRAPHIC: Remember the Midwest drought of 2012? This is how one corn state stacks up against the current drought in the West.

About 90% of the West is now considered to be in a drought.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 2 Sep 2021

GRAPHIC: Remember the Midwest drought of 2012? This is how one corn state stacks up against the current drought in the West.

GRAPHIC: Knee high by Fourth of July?

The old term , "Knee high by Fourth of July" was used as a marker to gauge the year's corn crops, meaning that the height of a corn stalk should be at or above an average person's knee cap.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 1 Jul 2021

GRAPHIC: Expect to pay more for food in 2021 - except for eggs

In 2020, the price of food rose more than 3% over the price the year before. This includes both food eaten out and food cooked at home, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consumers saw the price of meat spike in 2020 as well with beef and veal prices increasing 9.6%, poultry

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 3 Jun 2021

GRAPHIC: Expect to pay more for food in 2021 - except for eggs

GRAPHIC: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River

Millions of tons of corn, wheat and soybeans travel down the Mississippi River each year to be shipped all over the world from New Orleans. As of April 17, 641,000 tons of grain passed through Lock 27, a canal that runs more than two-dozen miles long and is located just outside of St. Louis in Grani

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 29 Apr 2021

GRAPHIC: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River

Graphic: Glyphosate vs. Dicamba

The pesticides glyphosate and dicamba, both in products produced by Bayer (formerly Monsanto) have made headlines in the past year as lawsuits mount against the company for damages from these products.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 11 Mar 2021

GRAPHIC: One in six U.S. residents get sick from food poisoning each year. These are among the costliest germs.

Foodborne illnesses cost more than $15 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity and wages, according to the federal government.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 10 Feb 2021

GRAPHIC: One in six U.S. residents get sick from food poisoning each year. These are among the costliest germs.

Temporary worker at Central Illinois meat processing plant tests positive for Covid-19

After 26 days of no new reported cases, a Rantoul Foods worker has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 3 Jul 2020

Temporary worker at Central Illinois meat processing plant tests positive for Covid-19

Three new coronavirus cases reported at Central Illinois meat processing plant

Health officials reported three new Covid-19 cases among workers at the meat processing plant Rantoul Foods Wednesday. In total, 91 workers have contracted the virus since April.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 4 Jun 2020

Three new coronavirus cases reported at Central Illinois meat processing plant

Rantoul Foods resumes hiring; receives donation of face shields

Rantoul Foods, which has had at least 87 workers stricken with Covid-19 at its meat processing plant, started hiring again.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 20 May 2020

Rantoul Foods resumes hiring; receives donation of face shields

Rantoul Foods Covid-19 cases hold at 83; more reported at Vista Outdoor

Coronavirus testing is once again optional for workers at one of Central Illinois’ largest meat processing plants as the number of confirmed cases hit 83 this week.

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 15 May 2020

Rantoul Foods Covid-19 cases hold at 83; more reported at Vista Outdoor

Mass testing at meat plant finds 27 more coronavirus cases

Rantoul Foods will partially shut down Monday to undergo additional sanitization following a mass testing event at the plant Friday and Saturday that found 27 more cases of Covid-19 among employees, according to a company release. The total number of employees that contracted the illness is now at 8

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 11 May 2020

GRAPHIC: How Midwest farms use computers

GRAPHIC: Remember the Midwest drought of 2012? This is how one corn state stacks up against the current drought in the West.

GRAPHIC: Knee high by Fourth of July?

GRAPHIC: Expect to pay more for food in 2021 - except for eggs

GRAPHIC: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River

Graphic: Glyphosate vs. Dicamba

GRAPHIC: One in six U.S. residents get sick from food poisoning each year. These are among the costliest germs.

Temporary worker at Central Illinois meat processing plant tests positive for Covid-19

Three new coronavirus cases reported at Central Illinois meat processing plant

Rantoul Foods resumes hiring; receives donation of face shields

Rantoul Foods Covid-19 cases hold at 83; more reported at Vista Outdoor

Mass testing at meat plant finds 27 more coronavirus cases

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