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More than half-century after “Harvest of Shame,” migrant farmworkers in the U.S. still face deplorable conditions

The bed bug infestation at the Pine Creek migrant labor camp in Holland, Michigan, had become so bad by June that Tomas and Leonor Pizana turned their bedroom lights on before going to sleep.

By Robert Holly

/ 7 Nov 2016

More than half-century after “Harvest of Shame,” migrant farmworkers in the U.S. still face deplorable conditions

Harvest Public Media: Why you should care about ‘Big Ag’ companies getting bigger

Five of the six biggest companies that produce and sell seeds and chemicals to the world’s farmers are pursuing deals that could leave a market dominated by just three giant, global companies. Harvest Public Media reports on the deals in this new story.

By Amy Mayer & Luke Runyon/Harvest Public Media

/ 1 Nov 2016

Harvest Public Media: Why you should care about ‘Big Ag’ companies getting bigger

Harvest Public Media: How 'Big Ag' came to be

The massive industry that supplies farmers with the tools to raise crops is on the brink of a watershed moment, according to Harvest Public Media.

By Amy Mayer & Luke Runyon/Harvest Public Media

/ 1 Nov 2016

Harvest Public Media: How 'Big Ag' came to be

Weeding out competition: Farmers left paying steep prices as seed firms merge

Central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Norbert Brauer said he remembers when he could plant an acre of corn for about $100 total — but that was nearly three decades ago.

By Robert Holly

/ 27 Oct 2016

Weeding out competition: Farmers left paying steep prices as seed firms merge

Growing Health Concerns Surrounding Pesticides, Including Two Commonly Used In Iowa

Some farmers applying pesticides to fields this summer might ignore symptoms of being exposed to the chemicals, like headaches or nausea. But mounting evidence shows chronic exposure to pesticides may increase risks for certain cancers, like prostate cancer, and for other chronic illnesses, like Par

By Lauren Mills

/ 21 Jul 2016

Growing Health Concerns Surrounding Pesticides, Including Two Commonly Used In Iowa

Puerto Rico Gives Away Over $519 Million to Multinational Seed Corporations Including Monsanto

Millionaire enterprises including Monsanto, Pioneer Hi Bred and nine other multinational producers of transgenic and hybrid seeds benefited from over $519.7 million in Puerto Rican public funds throughout the last 10 fiscal years

By Eliván Martínez Mercado/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

/ 15 Jul 2016

Puerto Rico Gives Away Over $519 Million to Multinational Seed Corporations Including Monsanto

To reach climate goal, Monsanto needs help from customers | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Monsanto can't reach its carbon-neutral goals alone.

By Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Staff

/ 25 Apr 2016

ADM, Monsanto campaign dollars fuel congress, not presidents

Although agriculture is a $31 billion industry in Iowa, it’s a topic absent from this election season’s share of presidential stump speeches. That’s not all too surprising, though. Instead of getting involved in presidential elections, major agribusinesses have historically chosen to pump their mone

By Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 3 Feb 2016

ADM, Monsanto campaign dollars fuel congress, not presidents

Reporter’s guide: Looking into GMOs and biotech companies

One of the decade’s loudest and most visible debates has been the battle between GMO proponents and organic advocates. Here are eight starting points for reporters looking to find GMO-related stories.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 16 Oct 2015

Reporter’s guide: Looking into GMOs and biotech companies

Monsanto cutting thousands of jobs

Monsanto announced Wednesday that it will cut 2,600 jobs as part of a cost-savings strategy prompted by a decline in its global seed and herbicide sales. The job cuts will come throughout the next two years.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 8 Oct 2015

GMO regulatory system primed for makeover

Biotechnology in the United States has been regulated by a system of three federal agencies since 1986. Critics, which include the White House, are now calling for that system to be modernized.

By Robert Holly

/ 2 Oct 2015

GMO regulatory system primed for makeover

Monsanto’s first-of-its kind GMO could shake up the corn market

Monsanto claims it has come up with a way to physically make ears of corn an inch or two larger. If that turns out to be true – and if the new variety successfully makes it through the coordinated framework for biotechnology – it would be a big deal for the U.S. corn industry.

By Robert Holly

/ 2 Oct 2015

Monsanto’s first-of-its kind GMO could shake up the corn market