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Union files OSHA complaint against one of the largest pork plants in the country

The complaint states Seaboard Foods in Guymon, Oklahoma, did not report coronavirus cases to federal authorities and also failed to implement worker protections, such as social distancing measures.

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

/ 8 Apr 2021

Union files OSHA complaint against one of the largest pork plants in the country

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer

Newly obtained confidential outbreak data shows how COVID-19 spread through communities this summer.

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/ 23 Nov 2020

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer

Find Illinois COVID-19 outbreaks in your area

Confidential Illinois data reveals where about 2,600 separate COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred across the state.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 7 Oct 2020

Find Illinois COVID-19 outbreaks in your area

Tracking Covid-19's impact on meatpacking workers and industry

We're tracking closures, cases of Covid-19 among workers and employee deaths in the meatpacking industry. Search our database for impact in your area.

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 16 Apr 2020

#AgAlerts: Covid-19, slaughterhouses, dairy crisis, CARES

The dismal outlook for Wisconsin dairy farmers has worsened as they’re being warned that milk prices will continue falling, and more milk dumping could be necessary, if the federal government doesn’t start buying dairy products to offset COVID-19’s effect on the economy.

By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 14 Apr 2020

Covid-19

Rural communities are bracing for a looming recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, expecting that it could devastate already shaky economies. As the virus shuts down schools, factories, restaurants and other businesses, rural towns contend with a smaller tax base, less access to high-speed i

By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 2 Apr 2020

Reporter's Diary: For emergency Covid-19 runs, Trump admin suspends rule ensuring truckers can sleep

Under federal regulations, many drivers of large commercial trucks are supposed to take 10-hour breaks after 14 hours of work, which can include up to 11 hours of driving. But last week that requirement was waived for truckers delivering goods such as medical supplies, food and fuel.

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 25 Mar 2020

Reporter's Diary: For emergency Covid-19 runs, Trump admin suspends rule ensuring truckers can sleep

#AgAlerts: Covid-19 and food, economy, chicken farming and forestry grant review

In a teleconference held last night the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it is scaling back GMP inspections and is waiving certain FSMA requirements in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 24 Mar 2020

#AgAlerts: Covid-19 and food, economy, chicken farming and forestry grant review

For Midwestern farmers, the workforce and supply chain are top issues in ‘flash recession’

In agriculture, when a lack of rain combines with very high temperatures and sunny days, the rapid dryness is called a “flash drought.” Well, this economic downturn related to fears about the coronavirus pandemic could be a flash recession, said Scott Irwin, an agricultural economics professor at th

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 20 Mar 2020

For Midwestern farmers, the workforce and supply chain are top issues in ‘flash recession’

#AgAlerts: Coronavirus; carbon; EU farm program and trade deal

The USDA announced today that 14 states have received waivers to “congregate feeding” requirements. To date, Washington, California, Maryland, Alaska, Utah, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Maine, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia have all received waivers.

By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 19 Mar 2020

#AgAlerts: Coronavirus; carbon; EU farm program and trade deal