News & Issues
With Corn Belt Inching North, Farm Diversification Gains Momentum
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
by Adam Goldstein, Columbia Missourian
August 23, 2022
News & Issues
Foreign Investment in US Cropland Nearly Triples in Past Decade, USDA Data Shows
Growing foreign investment has spurred legislative action in states and Congress
by Jonathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest
May 10, 2022
News & Issues
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
April 7, 2022
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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
February 16, 2022
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Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico
As Rainfall Events Become More Intense and Frequent, Fertilizers Applied to Midwestern Farmland Wash Away, Contaminating Waterways Near and Far
by Ignacio Calderon
December 10, 2021
News & Issues
As Regulations Vanish, One Missouri County is Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate
The state eliminated local control over large animal feeding operations. Some rural residents want that power back.
by Mallory Daily, for the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
March 30, 2021
