Agribusiness How Illinois’ ‘fragmented system’ of monitoring pesticide exposure ‘allows individuals to get poisoned over and over without any brakes’ A crew of farmworkers claimed they were sprayed with pesticides. What should have been a “rapid response” was a “big mess.” By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America / 14 Apr 2022
Agribusiness The CDC recommended states prioritize farmworkers for the COVID-19 vaccine. A few large agricultural states have not. A few states with large agricultural populations have, so far, left farmworkers out of their COVID-19 vaccine rollout. By Frank Hernandez, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting / 18 Feb 2021
Agribusiness With no guaranteed protections from COVID-19, agricultural workers face tough decision: protect their lives or retain financial security Some states have enforced rules to prevent COVID-19's spread among farmworkers, but the federal government hasn't done so, leaving many workers unprotected, advocates said. By Frank Hernandez, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting / 21 Sep 2020
