We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
Inside Iowa•8 min read
John McCracken
John McCracken is an investigative reporter whose work examining the nation's consolidated meat industry, industrial agriculture and climate change has received awards and recognition from the Chicago Book Club, North American Agricultural Journalists, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Iowa Newspaper Association and more. He has been invited to speak about his reporting at the Society for Environmental Journalists, NICAR and more.
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