Data Harvest North Dakota’s Red River Valley a pesticide and cancer hotspot The state’s easternmost counties have the highest rates of agrichemical use and cancer rates. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 7 Apr 2026
Data Harvest High pesticide-use counties often have higher-than-average late-stage cancer rates Glyphosate data analysis shows connection to most aggressive forms of cancer across the nation’s agricultural heartland. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 16 Mar 2026
Investigate Midwest News Why we examined pesticide use and cancer rates, explained on Iowa Public Radio Investigate Midwest’s editor-in-chief Ben Felder appeared Feb. 19 on Iowa Public Radio’s River to River with the launch of his latest investigation into pesticide use and By Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest / 20 Feb 2026