GRAPHIC: Chicken prices continue to rise, costing U.S. consumers …
WEBOct 12, 2023 · The price of chicken products on grocery store shelves continues to rise, even as major producers close plants across the country. The cost-per-pound of a whole chicken has increased by roughly 34% from August 2021 to August 2023, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This translates to an additional 50 cents per […]
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the USDA
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A Tyson Plant on West Olrich Street in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 28, 2020. photo by Spencer Tirey, for Investigate Midwest. The Packers and Stockyard Division is actively investigating Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat companies in the nation, according to interviews with contract growers and a USDA employee.
Home - Investigate Midwest
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Fertilizer use has raised concerns over the presence of ‘forever chemicals.’. Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
About Investigate Midwest
WEBInvestigate Midwest (previously The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting) is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public as a watchdog over influential corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism. Started in 2009 by journalist Mike Sherry, Investigate Midwest provides training and education for students, professional ...
Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag
WEBJul 19, 2024 · Crop Insurance: Project 2025 states taxpayers should not pay more than 50% of crop-insurance premiums. Cutting insurance subsidies to 47% would save an estimated $8.1 billion a year and only reduce insured acres roughly 1%. This also runs counter to the House version of the farm bill, which boosts premium subsidies for …
Who are America’s 50 agriculture commissioners?
WEBAug 28, 2024 · by Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest August 28, 2024 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest. Then-Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in hat, and North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, red shirt, received a briefing on Hurricane Florence in 2018. photo by Lance Cheung, USDA. America’s 50 …
For years, farmers milked cows by hand. Today, technology is …
WEBApr 27, 2023 · Key takeaways - Robots milk cows without human intervention using 3D cameras or laser beams. - Production, labor savings and cow comfort are three critical benefits of using newer milking systems, farmers say. - Not all dairy farmers benefit from using robot-based technology due to the high upfront cost or how it changes the management […]
Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
WEBMay 26, 2019 · All total – the Midwest used 188.7 million pounds of glyphosate on crops and cropland in 2016 – up from 4.6 million pounds in 1992. Click on the map to see the most used pesticides by state in the Midwest (continues) The standard rate of glyphosate use on crops is .75 pounds per acre; however, as …
Minnesota Gov. Walz brings ag, biofuels ... - Investigate Midwest
WEBAug 6, 2024 · OMAHA (DTN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was named Tuesday as running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket against former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio. In terms of the campaign, the former prosecutor from San Francisco chose a Midwesterner from …
Slaughterhouses across the country: A collaborative map
WEBNov 27, 2013 · Here’s the result, using the list Vestal ended up laboriously assembling herself. The zoomed-out version shows you how the biggest slaughterhouses are spread mostly throughout the Midwest (including two in Wisconsin) and the South. Zooming in, using the tools on the map’s top left, you can see how the slaughterhouses tend to …