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Madison McVan

Madison McVan is an Investigative Reporter for The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.

A man is silhouetted as he walks by the JBS facility on Friday, June 4 2021.
Some incarcerated meatpacking workers spent ‘100 percent’ of their time in high-risk settings during pandemic
Business
by Madison McVan
06.23.2021
Business
GRAPHIC: East Asia leads world in purchases of U.S. meat
Business
by Madison McVan
05.27.2021
Business
Processing plant workers with image treatment. April 2021
Tens of thousands of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated, but the industry’s Covid-19 crisis continues
Health
by Madison McVan + Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest + Sky Chadde
04.16.2021
Health
Dairy cows eat feed under an awning that is equipped with a sprayer system to keep them cool in the summer at BAD farm in Kempton Friday morning, May 15, 2020. For a story about how dairy farmers keep their cows cool when it gets hot. February 2021
Information on factory farms is spotty at best. The government has been blocked from doing more.
Politics
by Madison McVan
02.26.2021
Politics
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