Madison McVan

Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

Madison McVan is an investigative reporter with Investigate Midwest.

Stories by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest

Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer in Missouri. He sold his roughly 700-acre farm in the fall, moving to a smaller property in the area.

Boom or Bubble? High Farmland Prices Encourage Investors, Concern Farmers

By Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV, Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | January 3, 2024

Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, joined by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), is briefed by National Bio and Agri-Defense Facility Site Project Manger Tim Barr about the status of the facility being built on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, Kansas, on May 30, 2018.

Opening This Spring in Kansas: A High-Tech Lab Researching Livestock Diseases

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | April 7, 2022

Construction is wrapping up at a new biological research lab in Manhattan, Kansas, where researchers will study vaccines and treatments for highly contagious diseases that affect livestock and humans.

American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall spoke at the organization’s 2022 annual convention in Atlanta.

American Farm Bureau Federation Claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ Others Beg to Differ

By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | February 16, 2022

While the best-known, best-funded "voice" of farmers, the American Farm Bureau is far from the only one.