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Madison McVan is an investigative reporter with Investigate Midwest.

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Stories by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

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Boom or Bubble? High Farmland Prices Encourage Investors, Concern Farmers

Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.

by Multiple Reporters

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Opening This Spring in Kansas: A High-Tech Lab Researching Livestock Diseases

At the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, researchers will try to find cures for and ways to prevent highly contagious diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, affecting livestock and humans.

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

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American Farm Bureau Federation Claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ Others Beg to Differ

While the best-known, best-funded "voice" of farmers, the American Farm Bureau is far from the only one.

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

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