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A farmer sprays pesticides, which are classification of substances utilized to protect crops, on May 21, 2025 in Senath, Missouri. photo by Michael Baniewicz, for Investigate Midwest Unyielding is a ...

Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A ...

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The building formerly known as the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center is seen vacant with its windows boarded up on May 21, 2025, at 1st Street in Kennett, Missouri. After the hospital shut down in ...

Workers at Triumph Foods pork processing facility are pictured on April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Missouri. photo by Preston Keres, USDA via Flickr A pig’s head ...

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