
Ben Felder
Reporter and Writer at Investigate Midwest
Editor in chief at Investigate Midwest, which covers agribusiness and the meat industry / @IMidwest 📧: [email protected]
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1 month ago |
voiceofalexandria.com | Investigate Midwest |Ben Felder
Denver voters rejected a proposed ban on meatpacking plants within city limits, keeping open the nation's largest lamb processing facility. Denver Initiated Ordinance 309 was rejected by 64% of voters on Tuesday. The ballot initiative, if approved, would have prohibited the construction or operation of slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities beginning in 2026.
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2 months ago |
m.farms.com | Ben Felder
By Ben FelderA bipartisan-backed bill in Congress seeks to help young farmers and ranchers gain better access to farmland, responding to a growing challenge recently highlighted by Investigate Midwest. The New Producer Economic Security Act would increase access to low- and no-interest loans for new farmers, support state and Tribal governments in purchasing land to be made available to young producers, and fund access to legal services related to land acquisition.
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2 months ago |
investigatemidwest.org | Ben Felder |Investigate Midwest
A bipartisan-backed bill in Congress seeks to help young farmers and ranchers gain better access to farmland, responding to a growing challenge recently highlighted by Investigate Midwest. The New Producer Economic Security Act would increase access to low- and no-interest loans for new farmers, support state and Tribal governments in purchasing land to be made available to young producers, and fund access to legal services related to land acquisition.
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2 months ago |
investigatemidwest.org | Ben Felder |Investigate Midwest
Less than half of residents in farming-dependent counties say they are worried about climate change, well below the 63% national average. However, in Costilla County in south-central Colorado, more than 70% of residents said they are either somewhat or very worried about climate change, according to the 2024 Climate Opinion survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
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Mar 23, 2025 |
okbbq.substack.com | Ben Felder
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I've always found the elevation thing to be a weird flex.

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