Investigate Midwest

While industry groups welcomed Trump’s executive order that temporarily allows off-road diesel in highway vehicles and easing fuel taxes, the Associated Press reported farmers already have access to the fuel and many have finished harvesting.

Award-winning investigative journalist Mc Nelly Torres will continue leading the nonprofit newsroom after two months as interim editor. She brings years of experience uncovering inequality, mentoring reporters and building partnerships across newsrooms.

Cropland rents dipped for the second consecutive year as farmers face tight margins and rising operating costs.

Three of the largest dairy co-ops market the vast majority of milk sales; some have expanded into milk processing and other parts of the dairy industry. Farmers say these organizations — created to serve them — have developed interests of their own.