Data Harvest Use of this 2,4-D weed killer is exploding in Illinois farming country Since 2017, use of the herbicide on soybeans has risen 341%. Researchers warn communities such as Champaign County are increasingly exposed. By Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest / 19 Aug 2025
Health Pesticide manufacturers ask lawmakers for immunity from lawsuits by sick farmers LA MOTTE, Iowa — Ray Bickel spent over a decade driving a truck through giant corn and soybean fields in Clinton County, Iowa, applying pesticides. He says it was good work, By Estefanía Pinto Ruiz, KWQC TV6 News / 21 May 2025
