A review of emails showed Wisconsin officials did not have a plan for issuing guidance in Spanish, the dominant language for most dairy farm workers in the state.
Author Archives: Sky Chadde / Investigate Midwest
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Deportations, raids and visa access: How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers
The division on immigration between presidential candidates shows what could be at stake for immigrant workers, who have underpinned the agriculture industry for decades.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
New data trace COVID-19 cases, deaths at Wisconsin food production facilities
Many Midwest states didn’t track COVID-19 cases by industry and date. But Wisconsin data show how long food production employees dealt with the virus during the pandemic.