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Investigate Midwest is a nonprofit investigative news outlet focused on in-depth, accountability reporting across the Midwestern United States.

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest

    A proposed data center is changing the conversation in this Indiana farming community (opens the original)

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    What happens when a major development project comes to a rural community and residents feel they aren’t being heard?That’s the question at the center of our first Rooted Coffee Chat.Andy and Tammy Orem help run Orem Family Farm, a fifth-generation farm in Shelby County, Indiana. Their family has farmed regeneratively for about 25 years

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

    The number of food recalls are down, but individual outbreaks can be severe (opens the original)

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    The number of food recalls reported by the federal government have decreased in recent years.Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported 1,500 food recalls, according to federal data. That was one of the lowest totals over the past decade, and this year is on track to be even lower — through mid-September, the FDA has reported about 950 recalls.While the figures are down, individual ou

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest

    Join Investigate Midwest for Sunset on the Farm in Iowa City (opens the original)

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    Investigate Midwest will host its annual Sunset on the Farm fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at Walker Homestead Farm and Winery near Iowa City.The evening will include unlimited wood-fired pizza and salad, live music, a silent auction, a cash wine bar and s’mores by the fire as the sun sets over the Iowa countryside.Proceeds will support Investigate Midwest and its IowaWatch newsroom. Investigate Midwest serves the

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest

    John Deere dominates farm machinery. Now it’s moving deeper into farm data and AI. (opens the original)

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    John Deere is the largest player in the U.S. agricultural machinery market, accounting for nearly 35% of sales, according to Farm Action. Its grip is even stronger in major equipment markets such as large tractors and combines. Now the company is pushing further beyond machinery, into farm data, software and AI.

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest

    Trump drone tariffs target a technology still used unevenly across US farms (opens the original)

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    Drone use remains limited among most U.S. farms, but larger farms have adopted the technology at a higher rate than small farm operations, federal data show. In 2023, 12% of large-scale family farms used drones, compared with 9% of midsize farms and 2% of small family farms, according to the U.S. Department of Agricul

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