Agribusiness - Investigate Midwest (Page 14)

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

The U.S. has put various protections in place to keep African Swine Fever out to protect the more than $8 billion pork industry.

By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media

/ 15 Feb 2022

As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out

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.

'When a grocery store closes up and it's your last one, you feel it immediately'

Rural areas are losing grocery stores but gaining other kinds of food retailers, such as dollar stores, according to the USDA.

By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America

/ 27 Jan 2022

'When a grocery store closes up and it's your last one, you feel it immediately'

Secret Acres: Foreign-owned agricultural land inaccurately tracked by government

Federal law requires disclosure, but those records are incomplete.

By Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV, Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV, Cory Johnson, InvestigateTV and Lee Zurik, InvestigateTV

/ 26 Jan 2022

Secret Acres: Foreign-owned agricultural land inaccurately tracked by government

As Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry booms, regulators struggle to keep up

Loopholes in state residency requirements have led to an influx of out-of-state investment through "ghost owners."

By Seth Bodine, KOSU, and Clifton Adcock, The Frontier

/ 25 Jan 2022

As Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry booms, regulators struggle to keep up

COVID-19 disrupted supply chains. Now Illinois farmers face higher prices.

Bottlenecks at ports and labor shortages are leading to higher prices for needed farming materials, such as fertilizer, pesticides and equipment.

By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America

/ 16 Dec 2021

COVID-19 disrupted supply chains. Now Illinois farmers face higher prices.

Independent cattle ranchers continue fight against national checkoff program

Ranchers must pay $1 per head of cattle sold to an organization some say works against their interests. The organization, known as a checkoff, says it represents producers of all sizes.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 7 Dec 2021

Independent cattle ranchers continue fight against national checkoff program

As tax dollars dry up, university ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects

From Iowa to Oklahoma to Kansas, universities are working more closely with agribusiness in search of ways to pay for projects where tax dollars have become more scarce. Critics worry that agriculture schools might focus more on industry than the public interest.

By Seth Bodine and Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media

/ 16 Nov 2021

As tax dollars dry up, university ag schools turn to agribusiness dollars and industry projects

A giant investment firm paid a university to study one of its biggest assets — farmland

In 2013, mammoth U.S. investment company TIAA-CREF gave $5 million to the University of Illinois — to study an area of investment where the company has made a, sometimes controversial, name for itself.

By Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media and Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 16 Nov 2021

A giant investment firm paid a university to study one of its biggest assets — farmland

Corporate money keeps university ag schools ‘relevant,’ and makes them targets of donor criticism

Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest shows corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade.

By johnathan-hettinger-and-sky-chadde-investigate-midwest-dana-cronin-katie-peikes-and-seth-bodine-harvest-public-media, Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest, Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media, Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio/Harvest Public Media and Seth Bodine, Harvest Public Media

/ 15 Nov 2021

Corporate money keeps university ag schools ‘relevant,’ and makes them targets of donor criticism

Maker of Seresto defends flea and tick collar amid calls for a ban over safety concerns

The company behind the popular Seresto flea-and-tick collar has filed a lengthy defense of the safety of its product amid calls for federal regulars to ban over concerns of harm and death to the pets who wear it.

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 8 Nov 2021

Maker of Seresto defends flea and tick collar amid calls for a ban over safety concerns

The Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It's sitting on a huge business empire.

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s most profitable farm bureau, influences most aspects of agricultural policy in the state. One profitable loan underscores how large and complex the organization has become.

By sky-chadde-and-eli-hoff-investigate-midwest-mark-ossolinski-watchdog-writers-group, Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, Eli Hoff, Investigate Midwest and Mark Ossolinski, Watchdog Writers Group

/ 7 Oct 2021

The Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It's sitting on a huge business empire.