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After The Deluge: Historic Floods Spell Trouble For Farmers, Rural Communities, The Nation

Even after record flooding in the Midwest, people with ties to the land — whose livelihoods depend on living close to waterways — don’t want to move.

By Anya Magnuson and Molly Duerig/News21

/ 25 Aug 2019

After The Deluge: Historic Floods Spell Trouble For Farmers, Rural Communities, The Nation

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, GateHouse Media announce agriculture data journalism fellowship

GateHouse Media, LLC and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting are excited to embark on a new partnership through the creation of an agriculture data journalism fellowship funded by GateHouse.

By Investigate Midwest Reporting Staff

/ 2 Aug 2019

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, GateHouse Media announce agriculture data journalism fellowship

Breaking Down The Use Of Glyphosate In The U.S.

Glyphosate is the most used pesticide on U.S. agricultural crops, with the nation using an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center

By Pam Dempsey, Investigate Midwest

/ 28 May 2019

Breaking Down The Use Of Glyphosate In The U.S.

Farmers Pushing Their Point About Dicamba Regulation In State Complaints

Normally, Story County soybean farmer Kevin Larson said, he would resolve a dispute with a neighbor privately. Instead, he went to the Iowa Pesticide Bureau in 2017, just like a lot of other Iowans did.

By Molly Hunter

/ 11 Apr 2019

Farmers Pushing Their Point About Dicamba Regulation In State Complaints

Last Year It Was Dicamba, This Year It’s 2,4-D

A volatile weed killer linked to cancer and endocrine issues will likely be sprayed on millions more acres of soybeans and cotton across the Midwest and South starting this year.

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

/ 27 Mar 2019

Last Year It Was Dicamba, This Year It’s 2,4-D

Iowa Pesticide Bureau Workloads Grow But Not Inspection Staff Levels

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Workloads for eight state investigators who determine whether herbicides are applied properly in Iowa have more than doubled the past two years, with no plans in

By Lauren Wade

/ 6 Mar 2019

Iowa Pesticide Bureau Workloads Grow But Not Inspection Staff Levels

Legislative Bill Would Increase Pesticide Application Fees In Iowa, Send Money To Inspections

A bill has been introduced in the Iowa Legislature that would increase the fee for a three-year public or private pesticide application certification from $15 to $30 and designate

By IowaWatch

/ 4 Mar 2019

Legislative Bill Would Increase Pesticide Application Fees In Iowa, Send Money To Inspections

Opinion: Court gets it right in striking down Iowa ag-gag law

At some farming operation in Iowa animal activists may legally be running an undercover sting operation to reveal inhuman treatment of animals. That's because last month the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and senior Judge James Gritzner, threw out a 2012 Iowa law that made it

By Dave Dickey, Columnist

/ 20 Feb 2019

Podcast: Government Shutdown Starting To Affect Rural United States

The effects of the government shutdown are starting to be felt in rural parts of the country. For example, implementing the new farm bill is on hold, Anna Johnson, Midwest policy manager for the Center for Rural Affairs and based in Iowa, said in a weekend IowaWatch Connection radio report now avail

By Jeff Stein

/ 14 Jan 2019

Podcast: Government Shutdown Starting To Affect Rural United States

Opinion: Is half a loaf of bread better than none?

Many of my blog posts notwithstanding I root for big-agriculture. I want them to succeed. At heart, I am a pragmatist that realizes big ag must be part of any solution to feed the world's growing population. But having said that there are specific things I believe big ag must do as part of its cor

By Dave Dickey, Columnist

/ 12 Dec 2018

Timeline: U.S.-China trade war

The United States has been in a trade war with China over the last several months, swapping import tariffs worth billions of dollars stemming from U.S. investigations into China's trade practices including “technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.” This timeline shows how we got h

By Kaolin Sewell/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 16 Nov 2018

High-Grade Cropland Gives Way To Urban Growth In Iowa - At Least Where There's Growth

Urban expansion, at least in the few areas where Iowa cities are growing, is eating up some of the state’s best farmland. The urban growth is part of a national trend in which good farmland is lost to new residential neighborhoods.

By Molly Hunter

/ 14 Nov 2018

High-Grade Cropland Gives Way To Urban Growth In Iowa - At Least Where There's Growth