Meatpacking plants closed at an unprecedented rate this year, accelerated by a number of factors such as rising livestock costs, workforce shortages, food safety violations and foodborne illnesses, ...

For most of 2024, there was not a clear choice regarding which agricultural issue or event would emerge as the most consequential. A case could be made for any number of hot button topics. But late in ...

Data-driven journalism is at the core of Investigate Midwest’s mission. It fuels our reporting on corporate agriculture. In addition to our deeply reported stories, a chart or graphic can go a long ...

Citing a recent Watchdog Writers Group and Investigate Midwest investigation, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, accused ...

Citing a recent Watchdog Writers Group and Investigate Midwest investigation, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, accused Tyson Foods of using “wrong and anti-American” tactics in trying to silence its ...

This story was updated Dec. 18, 2024, for clarification and to correct misspellings.  DEXTER, Missouri – On an early August ...

This story was updated Dec. 18, 2024, for clarification and to correct misspellings. DEXTER, Missouri – On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his technicians at ...

This story was produced by the Watchdog Writers Group in collaboration with Investigate Midwest. DEXTER, Missouri – On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his ...

Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected ...

A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure ...

Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected nearly 18,000 related documents. However, some worry the inquiry could end ...