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.

/ 30 Sep 2021

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Three things to know from our Seaboard Foods investigation

DOLOR IGNORADO: En una de las empacadoras de carne más grandes del país, los trabajadores denuncian que sus lesiones fueron ignoradas

Los trabajadores manifestaron haber sido informados que sus lesiones eran a causa del "dolor de adaptación”, mismo que proviene de ajustarse a la vida en una planta empacadora de carne. Pero algunas lesiones eran lo suficientemente graves como para justificar pruebas y tratamientos adicionales. En u

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Sep 2021

Kristen Kinsella in front of Guymon sign

PAIN DENIED: At one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants, workers say their injuries were ignored

Workers were told their injuries were “break-in pain,” soreness that comes from adjusting to life in a meatpacking plant. But some injuries were severe enough to warrant additional testing and treatment. In one case, a man was pushed to work with what turned out to be a fractured vertebrae.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Sep 2021

Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.

At times, the H-2A visa program that brings non-citizen farmworkers to the U.S. has been used to facilitate human trafficking, experts and activisits said. But the number of people trafficked through the program appears to have increased.

By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America

/ 23 Sep 2021

Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.

'Women in the industry have to work that much harder'

The male-dominated industry of American agriculture has challenged women both on the field and in the industry. They have had their knowledge doubted, been passed over for promotions and have been told starting a family would complicate their success.

By Mary Hennigan, Investigate Midwest

/ 16 Sep 2021

'Women in the industry have to work that much harder'

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

Iowa and Illinois, the top two states by crop production, have seen high levels of production this year.

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

/ 15 Sep 2021

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

As labor pool shrinks, Illinois farmers turn to foreign workers

Farms across the Midwest are struggling to hire domestic employees. In Illinois, the number of foreign agricultural workers has increased more than 250% in the past five years.

By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America

/ 9 Sep 2021

As labor pool shrinks, Illinois farmers turn to foreign workers

EPA and Bayer had close contact in 2020 reinstatement of dicamba

In summer 2020, a federal court ruled the EPA showed too much deference to Bayer when it approved the company’s dicamba herbicide. This invalidated the approval. But, weeks later, Bayer began working the EPA again, according to newly obtained emails.

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 1 Sep 2021

EPA and Bayer had close contact in 2020 reinstatement of dicamba

Tyson Foods fined $1.5 million for exceeding the legal share of the soybean meal marketplace

The company reported incorrect numbers to federal authorities and failed to maintain the required paperwork, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 27 Aug 2021

Tyson Foods fined $1.5 million for exceeding the legal share of the soybean meal marketplace

Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water. Treatment is expensive.

Researchers are trying to find more cost-effective solutions.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 26 Aug 2021

Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water. Treatment is expensive.

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Durante décadas, la industria cárnica ha contratado a inmigrantes y refugiados para realizar el peligroso trabajo de cortar carne, para consumo en los Estados Unidos. Ahora, un pequeño pero creciente número de plantas empacadoras están recurriendo a trabajadores bajo programas de visas.

By Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

/ 25 Aug 2021

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

For decades, the industry has recruited immigrants and refugees to perform the dangerous job of cutting America’s meat. Now, a small but growing number of plants are employing visa workers.

By Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

/ 19 Aug 2021

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Three things to know from our Seaboard Foods investigation

DOLOR IGNORADO: En una de las empacadoras de carne más grandes del país, los trabajadores denuncian que sus lesiones fueron ignoradas

PAIN DENIED: At one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants, workers say their injuries were ignored

Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.

'Women in the industry have to work that much harder'

GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts

As labor pool shrinks, Illinois farmers turn to foreign workers

EPA and Bayer had close contact in 2020 reinstatement of dicamba

Tyson Foods fined $1.5 million for exceeding the legal share of the soybean meal marketplace

Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water. Treatment is expensive.

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

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